Практика Shadowing: A Mysterious Visitor DESTROYS Zann’s Home! | Red Magic Chapter. 5-6 | Little Fox - Изучайте разговорный английский с YouTube
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Little Pops Whoa!
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Zan cried as he and Darb ran.
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What are those things?
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I don't know.
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Darb flapped his hands, trying to ward off the angry little creatures.
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They kept diving at the boys,
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stinging any exposed skin they could reach.
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Let's go to the hollow!
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It's close, and they probably won't follow us there.
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Zan glanced in the direction of the hollow.
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The place made him nervous.
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It was a vacuum, and magic didn't work in a vacuum.
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Most magical creatures feared and avoided such places.
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In fact, it was probably the only place Zan would never dare to go.
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In the Hollow, he'd have no way at all to protect himself.
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I've got a better idea, Zan said.
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He grabbed Darb's arm and then zapped them both away.
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They landed in another part of the swamp,
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far from the tiny dragons.
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Phew!
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Darb grimaced.
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Can you do anything about these stings?
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Hold still.
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Zan rubbed his hands together and touched the red marks on Darb's arms and face.
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The marks faded away.
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Thanks, Darb said.
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Zan healed his own stings.
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So you don't know what those were?
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He asked.
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I thought you were an expert in that stuff.
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Darb shook his head.
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They looked like dragons, but the only dragons that small are mini flower sippers.
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And you know what they're like?
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They don't sting.
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Maybe they're not from Magicka, Zan said.
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Maybe there's a wormhole near here.
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You mean a portal to another world?
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Darb looked doubtful.
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I thought those were really rare and really dangerous.
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They are.
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Most people think my parents got lost in one.
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Or maybe went through an unstable one that closed behind them.
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Xan started to feel excited.
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Let's go back and...
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Oh!
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Xan was nearly knocked off his feet.
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He grabbed a tree to steady himself.
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What's wrong?
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Darb asked.
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The feeling had already passed.
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It's Boz, Zan said.
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I just felt him.
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He's not happy.
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Was it a red share?
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Zan nodded.
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A red share happened when a red felt an especially strong emotion.
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Any red with a connection to the other red would feel it, too.
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Boz probably just realized I sneaked out, Zan said.
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It was a strong share,
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which means he must be really mad.
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We're really scared.
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He seemed pretty worried about that warning.
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Either way, I'd better get home.
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Okay.
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Darb tucked an escaping panic bug back into his pocket.
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See you tomorrow.
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Yeah, if Boz doesn't lock me in the house with a super shield spell, that is.
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Zan rubbed his hands together.
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Focus, he thought.
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The last thing he needed was to miss his mark and land on the roof or in Zing's food dish.
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Zap.
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He landed in the house's main room.
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right on target he murmured he glanced around but Boz was nowhere in sight.
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Instead, Zan saw a man looking at the family pictures on the wall.
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Who are you?
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Zan blurted out.
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Where's my grandfather?
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The stranger spun around.
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He was tall and gaunt, with glittering amber eyes.
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An odd expression flickered across his narrow face.
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Another red, the man said.
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He pointed at one of the blink images.
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Are these your parents, young man?
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Zan noticed his grandfather's diary on the floor under the table.
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That was strange.
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Boz never went anywhere without his diary.
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And he'd never leave it lying around on the floor.
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That's none of your business,
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Zan told the stranger, suddenly nervous.
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Where's Boz?
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Is that any way to speak to a guest in your home?
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The corners of the man's thin lips twisted into a half-smile.
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I happen to be an old friend of your grandfather's.
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Zan wasn't sure what to say.
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Buzz!
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He yelled.
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Where are you?
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The stranger smirked.
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You can call as loudly as you like.
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He won't hear you.
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But I can take you to him if you wish.
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Who are you?
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What are you doing here?
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Zan clenched his fists at his sides.
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And what have you done with Buzz?
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Just then, he heard scratching at the door.
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Zing!
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Zang quickly rubbed his hands together and pointed at the door.
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Open!
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It flew open.
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Zing leaped into the room,
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shooting a stream of flame toward the stranger.
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Good boy!
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Zang cried.
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That'll teach him to...
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But quick as a wink,
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the stranger lifted his hand.
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No!
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shouted Zang.
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Freeze!
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said the stranger, pointing at the dragon.
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Zing instantly crashed to the floor, not moving.
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Zing!
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Zang fell to his knees.
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Zing was breathing very slowly.
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Realizing what the man had done,
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Zang turned to face him.
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You used a flash freeze on him, he accused.
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That's illegal!
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He's a tame dragon!
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Magicka had few laws aside from the important one taught to everyone from birth.
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Do no harm to others.
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But everyone knew that a flash freeze should only be used in emergencies such as immobilizing a large,
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rampaging wild dragon.
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It was never supposed to be used on people or pets.
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I never did like dragons,
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the man said, examining the sparks that still ran across his hand.
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Or reds, for that matter.
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He rubbed his fingers together.
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Sparks leapt from his hand now,
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much more strongly than Zan would have expected from such a small amount of friction.
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Freeze, the man said, pointing toward Zan.
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Acting on instinct, Xan quickly grabbed Zing and rubbed his hands together.
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He felt the flash freeze sizzle within a hair breath of his face as he zapped himself and Zing away.
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Within half a second they landed in the front yard
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and half a second after that Zan's house exploded into a million pieces
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Zan stared in shock as bits
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and pieces of his house went flying everywhere then a huge
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plank flew out of the cloud of thick smoke almost hitting him in the head.
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Xan snapped out of his stupor.
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He nudged Zing with his foot.
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The dragon was groggy but already beginning to emerge from the flash freeze.
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That was one especially good thing about fire whistlers.
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Even the strongest magic couldn't keep them down for long.
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They were too stubborn.
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Wake up, boy, Xan urged the dragon.
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We've got to get out of here.
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He doubted the stranger could have survived that explosion.
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But then Xan remembered the strong energy crackling between the man's fingers.
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He'd better not take any chances.
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I'll go find Darb, he murmured.
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Darb might be a void,
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but he was smart and practical.
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Maybe he could help Xan figure out what to do.
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Xan took off running.
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Zing shook off the last of the spell and flew after him,
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chattering irritably and breathing out small puffs of smoke.
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They found Darb in the same part of the swamp where Xan had left him.
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He looked startled when he saw Xan coming with Zing.
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What happened to you two? he asked.
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Xan glanced down at himself.
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His clothes were disheveled, debris stuck to his sleeves,
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and he was covered in dust.
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Something crazy, he began.
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He told Darb the whole story as quickly as he could.
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By the end, Darb looked alarmed.
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That guy used a flash freeze on Zing?
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He exclaimed hurrying over to the dragon come here little buddy.
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Let's make sure you're okay
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He tried to use one on me too
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Xan exclaimed what kind of crazy person does that I don't know Darb looked at him
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Do you think Boz was still in the house when it you know?
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exploded Xan shook his head that guy said something about taking me to boss I'd better try to contact my grandfather
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Xan conjured up a message moth
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and quickly inscribed a simple message on its wings where are
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you find boss he said waving the message moth off the message moth started to flap away
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but within a few seconds it came back fluttering in helpless
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circles darb frowned as he watched it can't locate him he
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said softly do you think Xan's heart flip-flopped in his chest
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it had It's been difficult enough to deal with his parents' disappearance.
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What would he do if he lost his grandfather as well?
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No!
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Zan blurted out, not letting himself think any more about that.
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I'm sure he's okay.
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We just need to figure out where he is.
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The stranger stepped out of the ruins of Zan's house he
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barely had time to throw up a strong shield spell before the place had exploded
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that explosion had been an unlucky break the red boy had
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been especially quick the energy from his emergency zap had collided with the flash freaks causing the blast
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and now the explosion was likely to draw unwanted attention.
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Never mind, the man muttered.
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I just need to find the boy before he tells anyone about me.
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But how?
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He could return to the fortress and check the secret eye,
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but the secret eye merely showed the presence and location of Magicka's reds.
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It didn't show their identities.
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The boy would be one red dot among many.
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Or would he?
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Glancing down at the debris,
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the man happened to spot the charred remains of one of those happy family blink images.
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Grabbing it, he stared at the red boy's grinning face.
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The man smiled.
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The image should do the trick.
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Yes, it should do nicely.
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There.
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Zan rubbed his hands together and pointed at the cave entrance.
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A dark curtain instantly fell over it.
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That will keep out anyone we don't want in here.
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He looked around the cave.
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He and his friends had gathered here many times,
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and no adults knew about it.
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It was the perfect hiding place.
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The entrance was already well hidden by thick brush.
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Xan's simple visual blocking spell meant nobody could see in even from a few inches away.
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Xan had used the same type of spell many times to trick Zing during their games.
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Okay, Darb said.
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Now what?
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He was patting Zing, who still looked tired and uneasy.
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Xan realized he was exhausted too.
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He'd used up most of his energy creating their hideout.
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First, he'd had to run a quick life force locator to make sure the cave was clear of any dangerous creatures.
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Then, he'd conjured up a few lights so he could see what he was doing.
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And finally, there was the curtain.
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Being a red gave Zan more power than most kids his age,
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but after all that, he'd hit his limit.
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He flopped down against the wall.
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I need to figure out where Boz went, he said.
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That guy at my house said he knew him.
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I have no idea if he was telling the truth.
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Darb shrugged.
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Why would someone lie about something like that?
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Zan sighed.
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Darb was much too trusting.
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He always wanted to believe the best about people.
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Zan had been the same way himself once,
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but his parents' disappearance had changed that.
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Think about it, he said.
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Reds have been disappearing all over Magicka.
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Then this weirdo shows up at my house and suddenly Boz is missing.
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The guy has to be involved with whatever the palace was...
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He stopped talking with a gasp as the magic curtain shattered and a fast-moving figure burst into the cave.
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