Ascendant
“Neil’s voice drifted into my brain.
“Any time is a bad time for a unicorn attack,” Phil replied. “But the fact that there was a survivor? That it was a teenage girl? That says ‘hunter’ to me, and so do some of the other details in the report. One of us needs to investigate this, and bring her here if we can.”
I blinked my eyes and lifted my head, neck muscles protesting. Somehow, I’d managed to cry myself to sleep beneath Neil’s desk.
“I already have a responsibility to Cory,” Neil said. “I mus...t get her away from here.”
I began to crawl out, intending to alert them to my presence, but Phil’s next words stopped me cold.
“Oh, sure. Run away again, just like last time. Whenever things start to get hard—is that your MO?”
I froze and retreated.
“Not hard” Neil said softly. “Confusing.”
Phil was silent. I imagined them staring at each other. “Admit it,” she said at last, her voice harsh. “Cory is an excuse.”
“She needs my protection.”
“Protection?”MoreLess
“Any time is a bad time for a unicorn attack,” Phil replied. “But the fact that there was a survivor? That it was a teenage girl? That says ‘hunter’ to me, and so do some of the other details in the report. One of us needs to investigate this, and bring her here if we can.”
I blinked my eyes and lifted my head, neck muscles protesting. Somehow, I’d managed to cry myself to sleep beneath Neil’s desk.
“I already have a responsibility to Cory,” Neil said. “I mus...t get her away from here.”
I began to crawl out, intending to alert them to my presence, but Phil’s next words stopped me cold.
“Oh, sure. Run away again, just like last time. Whenever things start to get hard—is that your MO?”
I froze and retreated.
“Not hard” Neil said softly. “Confusing.”
Phil was silent. I imagined them staring at each other. “Admit it,” she said at last, her voice harsh. “Cory is an excuse.”
“She needs my protection.”
“Protection?”MoreLess
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