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"Baby, I can't lose this. I can literally control the air. You realize that, right?"
"Hmph. This has not gone as planned."
Eli pursed his lips for a moment. "Right. You weren't there for that. There was a fire towards the end of the building of the town. In his...
She did another, not even fazed.
"You should."
"You've missed a lot, Aspen," he said quietly. "People don't come back from that place, especially not when they're blind."
She stacked another Cheerio easily.
"You should regret it."
He frowned, looking down at the table for a moment. "He's gone, Aspen. He was the first capture of the Mad King about six months ago. He's gone."
"I'm the second coming, Warner. You're not going to win this."
"I told you to stop."
He looked around with a frown. "Yes, well... after you left, August became obsessed with an idea of building a town. A neighborhood, he called it."
She barely hesitated now, stacking another one. "Any day now, Warns."
He sat her up on the counter gently, not pulling away.
A shock went through her fingertips and Eli studied her. "Why are you here?"
"I totally am," she said, balancing another Cheerio on top.
He kissed her immediately and deeply.
He eyed her suspiciously before speaking to Anya. "Et vedo lingeet pedir slyl." Anya nodded, heading to the drawer and pulling out a small but...
"I'm winning."
"Okay? None."
