Beyond the barrier, Odessa's eyes remained trained on the spot that Dominico was standing seconds ago. If only she could drill a hole into it and magically dig him out and beat him to a pulp. She would gladly do it. But alas, he had disappeared once again. Des, are you okay? Desmond nodded his body, hunching against her. Okay, I'm going to call Alaric to come pick us up. We will have to start moving on foot. Can you walk? He nodded once again, without a word, and let her drag him back into the woods. They burst out through the tree line and arrived at the main road. Let me just talk to Alaric real quick. Her eyes glazed over as she contacted her best friend through their personal link, I found him at the arena. Can you come pick us up? Of course I'm on my way. He replied, without any form of protest, come on, baby. Take my hand. Odessa reached for Desmond, whose eyes had a distant fog in them.
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