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Fryan watched as her older brothers wrestled in the grass, wishing she could join them in the tousle. She was way too tiny for that; they would crush her underneath and not feel a thing. Gregon grabbed a handful of Theo’s hair and yanked. “We said no hair grabbing!” Theo growled before swinging his elbow into Gregon’s side. Gregon let go, but it would take a lot more than a punch to the sides to bring him down. He chuckled at his younger brother and charged toward him.“Theo, go for his legs!” Fryan suggested in her tiny six years old voice and it sounded more cute than menacing. Theo took her advice though, and grabbed Gregon’s legs, lifting him over his left shoulder and rolling him over his back. Gregon landed with a thud on the ground.“Yeah!” Theon cheered, then he ran to Fryan and high-fived her. “Thanks, coach.”Fryan giggled with pure glee.“How many times have I told you that babysitting Fryan doesn’t mean teaching her how to fight?”They hadn’t heard their mom come out. Her

“Reeeeeyin! Run!”Riyin woke up with a start, just as the burning, wooden roof came crashing down, inches from where his head had just been. Alarmed, he jumped out of his straw bed which had already started to catch on fire, and looked around in a daze.What in the world was happening? A scream erupted from somewhere and Riyin felt his blood curdle up with fear. His mother never screamed.“Ma? Ma!” He jumped to his feet and ran to the door. All around him was fire and thick smoke that stung his eyes. “Ma!”He pushed the door open but it wouldn’t budge. Another part of the roof came crashing down, sending sparks of embers flying. Riyin slammed his body against the door with as much force as his ten-year-old body could muster but the door remained unmoved. He was trapped inside a burning room. Something wasn’t right!“Riyin! Run!” Her screams were coming from behind the door and he felt a new chill of ice it was way up his spine until it grabbed ahold of his brain.Riyin’s eyes flashed