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My eyelids flutter open. I glance at the boy leaning over me. He's looking at me weirdly, with worry. Like he knows me. But I don't know him, he has unfamiliar ruddy russet hair and a broken nose. There's another person standing behind him. Shu, full Shu, he has the dark hair and the golden eyes.
"Angelique," he says. He knows my name. How?
A Shu girl opens the door. "They're coming."
Suddenly the boy's gaze looks a bit familiar. But he looks away and curses. "Put her back down."
The giant Shu boy comes closer. Darkness starts to drown my vision.
"Wait," I gasp, "please."
The boy with russet hair almost looks hurt. Whatever he says next is a blur. The dark already has me.
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I'M ON A SHIP. I knew this right away, due the swaying and rocking. I could also sense the presence of the water. Ocean water. Is the Darkling so dense that he put the Ocean Summoner captive on the sea? My hands are tied however so my powers are rendered useless.
My throat is parched and scratchy. Genya, gorgeous as ever, sat at the edge of my bed, holding out a tin cup. What does she think about me in chains?
"Drink," she said looking a bit guilty.
"What is it?" I asked warily.
"Just water."
I took it and drank greedily, water dripping down the side of my mouth.
