AxelI can't stand to see her like this, Mal said desperately, and I understood.Seeing Bloom crying like that broke my heart.The haughty, outspoken fairy had been reduced to nothing, and that not only surprised me, it stirred something inside me that I didn't think I had. Compassion for her won out, so I hugged her tightly, kissed her head, and calmed her as best I could while she literally cried tears of blood.“I'm sorry, Bloom,” I said, and she cried even more.Izan looked at me sadly, and I couldn't bear for the guards to see her so broken. I was really upset, furious to a degree I couldn't believe, to a degree I didn't even know myself, and I didn't want this kind of exposure for Bloom.Maybe Izan noticed this, because he looked me in the eyes.“Take her to the cabin; Gabrielle will guide you,” Izan said, and I nodded.Bloom closed her eyes as her body shook, so I carried her carefully and followed Izan's Beta. She asked no questions, said nothing, and just looked at Bloom with
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