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Ainsley's brow furrowed at the question. Did they choose the right group? He wasn't sure there was a straight answer. On one hand, the other group could very well be ...

He sighed. "I couldn't tell you. If they're lucky, none of them were burned alive." Ainsley gestured vaguely in Aumrauth's direction, internally wincing at his blunt choice of words. "Hopefully ...

Ainsley caught up to Mel as she spoke. He felt as baffled as she looked. As he listened to Mel's question, he caught snippets of the others' conversation. Something about ...

Ainsley gawked at Aumrauth as his body repaired itself. He'd never seen anything like it before. When the man spoke, Ainsley shook his head, clearing his racing thoughts. "It was ...

Ainsley stood on shaking legs, squinting into the flames. "We have to put the fire out!" He looked at the others. There wasn't any water nearby, at least none he ...

Ainsley dove in the opposite direction of the chest, landing just outside of its reach. The heat scalded his skin and his eyes watered as he clamped them shut, trying ...

Niko watched as the others conversed. Althea was right, something was off about the situation. His weapon remained sheathed on his back, but his arm tensed, ready to whip it ...

"Mel's right. We've got to do something." He turned to Aumrauth. "You're the one who'd open the chest, which puts you at the highest risk, regardless of your immortality. How ...

Another chest. Just what they needed. "I don't know, guys. The last time we opened a chest things didn't exactly work in our favor." Ainsley thought of his near-death experience. ...

Ainsley trailed behind Aumrauth. He considered turning back and finding the exit with the other group, but curiosity, as well as that odd longing feeling, got the better of him. ...

Ainsley turned to Mel, realizing he never introduced himself, courtesy of the near-death experience from earlier. "My name's Ainsley," he said. "Not 'bloody guy.'"

Ainsley nodded, trying to exert more confidence than he was actually feeling. "I think it's our best bet if we want to get out of here alive." He nodded again, ...

Ainsley watched as the group continued their discussion. It looked like there were two options here: escape or find the heart. Logically, the boy knew that he should focus on ...

Ainsley watched in shock as the scorpion lay dead on the ground. He hadn't even registered that one of his companions had killed it. He turned and saw some of ...

Ainsley gladly took the girl's silent offer, leaning gently on her shoulder. "Thank you, for...whatever it was you did. I don't know if I would have made it." He looked ...