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Through the Living Hope

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  1. The twelve year old, Yora, slept in another room.
  2. Cossie slept fitfully on the couch.
  3. Sure enough, the cavern was spacious. The seeker Kayd had seen wouldn’t be able to enter.
  4. Eventually they came to an opening in the cave wall. Marie ducked and went in.
  5. “Not long. We’ll have to crawl a bit to get in, but there’s plenty of space inside the cavern.
  6. Perhaps it would be a comfort to have them near. The girl, though her emotions were volatile, was stabilized by having others with her.
  7. Marie was very gentle and careful with her leg.
  8. Marie turned and helped her up. “They never said that exactly. I figured it was testing new military search and rescue equipment.”
  9. She put a hand on her shoulder.
  10. “We’re only here for a few more days. We’ll survive. Maybe they can smell food anyway.”
  11. “I mean… we could, theoretically…” “Maybe the king doesn’t know he’s involved.” Cossie smiled a little.
  12. “He doesn’t know we’re here,” Cossie said.
  13. “You can survive more than two weeks without food. It just isn’t pleasant.”
  14. “No. We just have to try to hide for a few more days.”
  15. Cossie listened quietly.
  16. She let out a small breath of relief. Maybe she’d get to live through this after all…
  17. She looked surprised at first, but after a few seconds she leaned onto the small girl.
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