"Nope, that’s true," I said, my voice shaking so hard my teeth practically rattled. I tried to steady myself, giving a weak, shaky shrug. "But you’re here. Maybe... maybe I'm just here to save you?" His head tilted sharply to the side, that same unnatural, bird-like snap he’d made the first time we met. "Save... me?" he asked, sounding genuinely perplexed. "Honestly, I have no idea what I’m doing here," I admitted, the truth spilling out because I was too terrified to lie. "I can't fight you. You’re... you're overpowered. Totally overqualified for this." He seemed to relax a fraction, his chest puffing out slightly at the unintended compliment. "Thank you..." he said, sounding a bit uncertain, as if he didn't get complimented often during massacres. "Why are you doing this, if I may ask?"He stood in silence for a long moment, the wind whistling through the broken glass around us. "To kill you," he said finally, as i
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