Ilyria and the Lightning Bird
Astrapi watched this exchange, his expression a little amused and a little hopeful.
“No,” said Ilyria, and her voice echoed in the pale marble hall, “No,” she said again, more quietly, “We don’t want your help, Astrapi.” She felt Nicos’ hand on her forearm and knew she was being impulsive. But her anger at Astrapi had not abated. She was not just angry at him. She was angry at herself too. She mistrusted what she had seen in him. She could not unsee either the untrusting, jealous lover he at been at the Nemachi fortress or the ruthless destroyer he had been after. She shrugged Nicos’ hand away. “Just wait for us here,” she hissed at Astrapi and turned away from his hurt expression. “Please,”
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