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was gone. He killed The Darkness, spilling the monster’s blood, and knew he couldn’t hurt Kenna anymore.
    At night, when Bash was alone with her, he sometimes heard the monster’s warning. The Darkness had said the plague would come back—that killing him without someone to make the sacrifices for him would bring his visions to fruition. Did he say it as a desperate attempt to save himself? Did he truly believe a shower of stars falling from the sky would mark the plague’s return?
    â€œPascal will be down any minute,” Kenna said. “I told him he could bring one of his new clay soldiers. He’s barely put them down since you got them for him, you know. Always running around—”
    â€œKenna?” Bash asked, unable to stand it any longer. “I have to tell you something.”
    Kenna knit her eyebrows, confused. Her hair was gathered on top of her head. Her lips were painted a deep pink. She’d never looked more beautiful. “What is it?” she asked.
    Bash leaned in, his mouth against her ear. “I love you. Truly, deeply. With all my heart.”
    Kenna beamed. She pulled him close, kissing him with great urgency. “I love you too,” she whispered. “I do. Now, always.”
    Bash could not say how much time passed, only that he was brought to by Pascal’s hand yanking his own. “Gross,” Pascal said, and laughed, looking up at them. “Come on, Bash, play with me. You can have one of my soldiers.”
    The royals were slowly assembling in the banquet hall for dinner. Bash grabbed a soldier and chased Pascal onto the outside balcony, Kenna following close behind them. He felt happy—truly happy—for the first time in a long time. With Kenna, with Pascal, he’d finally found where he’d belonged.
    â€œI got you!” Bash cried, pretending to sword fight with Pascal’s soldier. Kenna was laughing at them, but then her gaze turned up to the sky. She paused in the doorway and smiled.
    â€œWhat is that?” she said. “The sky is sparkling.”
    Bash turned, looking over his shoulder. The night sky was streaked with white lines. Every now and then, another would appear and then disappear. He pulled Pascal and Kenna close, urging them back inside. “Stars… falling from the sky,” he said, his stomach sinking. “As The Darkness predicted…”
    Pascal clung to Bash’s side, afraid. “What does it mean?”
    â€œThe plague,” Kenna said, a tear slipping down her cheek. “It means the plague has come back.”

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