7 :A idescribable feelig
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shetookadeepbreath,herheartpoundgwithaixoffearandhope"whendoweleave?"
"toorrownight,"hesaidftly"i,llhaveeverythgreadyallyouodoistrt"
sukielookedtohiseyes,seegtheloveaerationthereshekhahateverchallensyahead,theywouldfacethetother"itrtyou,"shewhispered
thedaypassedabrofpreparationandsecrecyhanfenglgadearraswithtrtedallies,ensurgthattheirdeparturewouldgounnoticedsuk
iepackedafewpreciobelonggs,herheartheavywiththekhatshewasleavgbehdthelifeshehadknown
asnightfell,theytthegarden,theirheartspoundgwithanticipationhanfenglgtookherhand,hisgripfirandreassurg"areyouready?"heaskedftly
shenodded,hereyesfilledwithdeteration"yeslet,sgo"
theyovedsilentlythroughtheshadows,slippgpastguardsandservantswhowereunawareoftheirpnsastheyreachedtheedoftheestate,asenseoffreedowashedoverthetheywereleavgbehdaworldofdanraion,steppgtotheunknownwithnothgbuttheirlovetoguidethe
butjtastheywereabouttocrossthethreshold,avoutthedarkness"gogwhere?"
sukie,sheartskippedabeatasxietiaeppedtoview,hiseyesgleagwithtriuph"didyoureallythkyouuldescape?"hesneered
hanfenglgsteppedprotectivelyfrontofsukie,hisexpressionfierce"we,releavg,xietianxieandthere,snothgyoudotos"
xietianxieughed,aenagund"oh,butthereisyoee,i,vebeenwatgyouoyourlittleloveaffairhasnotgoneunnoticedandnow,youwillpaythepriceforyourbetrayal"
beforetheyuldreact,xietianxiedrewhissword,thebdegltgtheoonlighthanfenglgphedsukiebehdhi,draghiwnon"run,sukie!"heshouted"i,llholdhioff!"
sukie,sheartracedwithfearaerationsheuldn,tleavehanfenglgtofacexietianxiealoneshehadtofight,tostandbyhissideshedrewherowndagr,herhandssteadydespitetheterrorherheart
xietiahe,hisoventsswiftanddeadlyhanfenglihihead-on,theirsashowerofsparkssukiewatchedhorrorastheonfought,theirskillsevenlyatchedsheknewshehadtodothg,butsheuldn,tseeanopeng
asthebattleradon,sukiesawhercexietianxiewasfocedonhanfenglg,hisbackturohershetookadeepbreath,suongallherdndforward,aigforhisunprotectedside
thedagrstrucktrue,aiaoutaroarofpaiagredback,ctghisside,hiseyesfilledwithfury"youlittlebitch!"hesnarled
hanfenglgseizedtheopportunity,delivergapowerfulblowthatseianxiecrashgtothegrouoodoverthefallenan,hischestheavgwithexertion"thisisforallthepayou,vecaed,"hesaidldly,beforedrivghisswordtoxietianxie,sheart
sukiewatched,herbreathgshasps,asthelifedraedfroxietianxie,seyesshefeltaixofreliefandhorror,knogthattheyhadtakenaliferotecttheirown
hanfenglgturoher,hiseyesfilledwith"areyht?"
sheearsstreagdownherface"yesbuhatnow?"
hetookherhand,hisgripfirandreassurg"now,weleavethispcetother"
theyovedickly,leavgtheseofthebattlebehdastheyslippedtothenight,sukiefeltasenseofhopeaerationtheyhadfacedtheirgreatesteneyanderdvictorionow,theyhadacetobuildanewlifetother,freefrotheshadowfthepast
asthefirstlightofdawnbrokeonthehorizon,sukieandhanfenglgstoodonahilloverlookiytheyheldeachotherclose,theirheartsfilledwithasenseofpossibilitytheroadaheadwouldnotbee