Chapter Seventeen

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Selodormi brought her friend to the camp, removing his hood. He had blue hair, and his eyes were covered by bandages. Selodormi tends to his wounds as Ivy and Sting patrol around the camp's border. Selodormi continues to heal her friend, who sighs. "Once we get to water or warmer weather I'll heal." Selodormi smiles and looked at her shadow. "Didn't see you there." Grace rose up, surprised. "How did you know I was there?" "Bronze dragon secret." She smiled more, confusing Grace. "Uh... Alright then?" Selodormi nods and goes back to tending her partner's wounds. Grace tilted her head. "So why are you here again?" Selodormi blinked. "Shade knows, but we're on a classified mission. Trust me, you'll know more in the future." Grace sighed. "Fine..." Selodormi went back to tending to her partner, and Grace slithered away. Selodormi yawns as her partner holds her. "Relax... you've been working hard today, you've earned a rest." It was clear he couldn't see, yet he pulled his hood up and held Selodormi, who sighed. "Thank you, Shi..." Esh walks back to the camp, drawing a layout of the Chasm in the ground as a roar shook the earth, and a blue beam of energy fired into the sky. Shade walks up to him. "And you are certain they are here?" Esh nods. "I saw Ghestis bringing three teenage-looking people and mother into the Chasm." Shade looked at the layout on the ground. "And where Aria is, Slasher will be sure to follow..." the shiny Skarmory felt a glimmer of hope. We will find you, brother. If it is the last thing I do on this earth, I will find you. His train of thought was interrupted by the Silvally looking up at him. "When do we go?" Shade looked in the direction of the chasm. "When Everyone is at their strongest. We are of no help to Aria if we are all dead on the floor." Esh sighs. "We will wait until they return then... in the meantime, I have someone to contact." Esh walks away, and Shade watches as he leaves. Suspicious, looks to his shadow. "I know you are there." Grace rises from Shade's shadow, pouting. "How come I always get found?" Shade sighs. "I know you too well to be surprised by you, and Selodormi... well, that is for her to tell you when she is good and ready. Could you follow Esh please?" Grace nods and sinks into the ground, a dark blur following Esh and hiding in his shadow.

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