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if I asked,” Remi said in false hope.
    Olivia laughed. “I would consider it.”
    “Well, that’s not going to happen.”
    Olivia chuckled again. “I figured. Still, I’m dead serious. No one’s going with you on your mission. No one even knows if the Seven Sorcerers are still alive.”
    “If they’re as powerful as people say, I’m sure they are,” she replied, watching Kace burst out laughing at a joke someone said. “Come on, let’s go join him,” Remi said before she realized it. Why was she asking Olivia to come with her in the first place?
    They navigated through the circles, slowly approaching Kace as they became lost in the collective conversations. It was so loud that it felt like it made the air itself thick, and Remi felt a pang in her stomach from not being involved. Maybe Kace was right. A little more socializing could do her some good. She was so used to being alone growing up that she didn’t fully realize that she didn’t have to be anymore. And how was she going to get anyone to come with her on her journey if they didn’t even know who she was? Or if they weren’t even sure if they could trust her with their lives?
    “HEY!” Chad shouted as they approached. Kace was busy trying to stop his laughing fit. Lexi, Berto and Reynold all perked up once they saw the two girls arrive. “Look who it is!”
    “Remi,” Lexi cried out, climbing to her feet and giving Remi a hug. “I was wondering if we would ever see you again.”
    “And the warrior Princess herself!” Reynold said, scooting over to give Olivia a seat. She sat down and wrapped her arms around him and Berto. They both started grinning like idiots as Chad shook his head.
    “You two are hopeless.”
    “Silence!” Olivia shouted in a joking manner. “Your Princess demands attention.”
    Chad bowed his head up and down. “So sorry, your grace.”
    “The warrior Princess?” Remi asked him. Chad turned to her and laughed.
    “Yeah, she’s practically royalty around here with how popular she is. Figured we might as well start referring to her as a Princess.”
    “I was the one to demand that the title ‘warrior’ be put in front of it,” Olivia replied.
    “How do I get that title?” Remi asked.
    Chad shrugged his shoulders. “Hang out with us more and show us what you can do.”
    “I just might,” she said, and she noticed that Kace beamed at that.
    “So how’s the scouting going?” Lexi asked, sitting back down. Remi slowly sat down with her with a puzzled look on her face.
    “Kace told you about that?”
    “Yeah, he was wondering if we were interested in going.”
    “And what does everyone think about it?” Remi asked, looking around to evaluate the group. Chad burst out laughing first.
    “I didn’t think you were serious,” he chuckled. “I was sure Kace was joking.”
    “We’ll I’m not,” Remi pouted. “Did he tell you what I am?”
    “No,” Kace interjected nervously. “I don’t think—”
    “We might as well,” she said, staring directly at him. “I mean, you already told them about the mission. They might as well know what’s at stake.”
    “What?” Berto asked. “That you’re marked? We can see that. It’s not a big deal. All it says is that Cimmerian thinks you’re important. It happens.”
    “No, the fact that I’m one of the Sorcerers’ seven weapons.”
    “Huh?” Berto asked, looking at Kace and then back to Remi. “The weapons were destroyed.”
    “Those weren’t the real things. I’m one of the weapons.”
    “What is she talking about?” Lexi scoffed, catching Remi off guard. Usually Lexi was the one to take her side, but apparently not when the conversation took a turn to the unbelievable.
    “There are six others out there like me,” Remi said. “And if we find them, it could really help us in the war.”
    “But it’s crazy,” Berto replied. “What are we going to do? How does having us by your side help the mission?”
    “It’s because she’s