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	‘I feel like you might be exaggerating,’ Jack called after Amber. ‘You make it sound like I just killed everyone.’

‘You very well may have,’ said Amber as she took the torch back up off the floor and marched towards the exit of the chamber. ‘And you might as well keep escion now, since you want it so bad, the Thing will be hunting down you and your stupid scent now anyway! And for Arikites sake, keep your voice down before you wake the dead as well!’ 

‘You’re the one yelling…’ he mumbled, then turned his vague expression to Nip, who had her eyes closed as if sleeping, but not looking as content as she usually did.

‘Are you actually pretending to sleep?’ he asked her. 

One eye slivered open to peek at him, then quickly closed again. No other response. 

‘Right….’ said Jack, deciding to pocket the gem in his jeans, and then walked after Amber who had already left the chamber.