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Zev said, “Merit points vary depending on a Sentinel’s rank.
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“Tier–C through Tier–A Sentinels grant five to ten points per purification. Tier–S gives 20, Tier–28 gives 50, and Tier–3S gives 100 p>
Lyra’s vision swam.
One hundred points each. To hit 100 thousand, she would need to perform a thousand purifications.
Where on earth was she supposed to find that many Tier–3S Sentinels?
Points were awarded per session. That meant she would have to control the Sentinel’s contamination value. If she cleared it all in one go, the Sentinel would not come back, and where would she get more work to hit her quota?
In that moment, Lyra understood the old–time quack doctors back on Earth.
Once
you cured all your patients, you ran out of income.
Still, there was no turning back now.
Lyra dragged a hand across her face and fixed Hadrien with a determined gaze.
“I’ll work as hard as I can to get you out soon p>
Something cracked wide open inside Hadrien’s chest,
His eyes softened, brimming with tender warmth. “Don’t worry about me. Put yourself first. I’m only alright if you’re alright p>
Lyra bit her lower lip hard, deeply moved by his words.
“You have to stay alright too, so I can rest easy p>
Hadrien’s voice was gentle. “I will p>
Zev stood planted between them like a disposable machine, watching their quiet exchange.
Ripples spread across the still, empty lake of his inner thoughts.
Set aside Hadrien’s Tier–3S standing. For most other Guides, no one would go to such desperate lengths for merely a personal guard.
Guides could get as many personal guards as they wanted.
Tier–38 was rare, yet new ones would keep rising through the ranks.
Sentinels assigned to Guides walked on eggshells, terrified of making missteps an
without a second thought.
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When me of them committed a crime and faced punishment, most sank into utter despair.
They knew once locked away, another Sentinel would quickly take their place.
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Even if their Guide truly wished to rescue them, that towering wall of 100 thousand merit points would stop them cold.
Zev had seen it many times: Guides watching a favored Sentinel get led away with helpless sorrow, while the Sentinel’s eyes turned hollow with hopelessness.
These two were different.
Hadrien showed far more anger toward Core Prime’s under–the–table justice than despair, mixed with sharp worry for Lyra.
Meanwhile, Lyra’s brows were drawn tight, her eyes bright and clear. That fierce, earnest resolve left Zev confused.
Frorn what he knew, they had not spent very much time together.
Could it be filial imprinting?
Hadrien had helped and protected Lyra when she first arrived, so she felt this fierce loyalty toward him.
No amount of speculation could delay their starship’s landing.
Two groups waited out on the landing field.
One stood with warm smiles, ready to welcome Lyra
The other stood grim and silent, prepared to take Hadrien into custody.
Lyra’s chest tightened. Instinctively, she grabbed hold of Hadrien’s sleeve, refusing to let him be taken
away.
Hadrien hated leaving her more than anything. Yet they held no power, trapped under other people’s authority. He could only submit.
He patted her hand softly. “It’s okay. You can still come visit me p>
Lyra’s throat burned.
At first, he had only wanted to take her away.
She was the one who had asked him to hide the truth because she did not want to come to Core Prime.
Yet all the blame landed solely on him.
Mute, Lyra’s lips trembled. Her eyes slowly turned red.
It was her fault for not understanding everything, and now he would pay for it.
Secing that she was about to cry again, Hadrien felt as if countless tiny needles were stabbing into hi
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He lifted his hand, his calloused thumb brushing the corner of her eye.
The rough texture against her soft skin made her eyelashes flutter.
le paused, then used the back of his knuckle to wipe away the dampness at her lash line instead.
ears welled thicker in her eyes.
Hadrien softened his tone, speaking as if comforting an upset child. “I’ll wait for you to come get me, kay p>
yra bit her lip, eyes glistening red, and nodded hard.
Hadrien gently cupped both sides of her face with his fingers, freeing her lower lip where she had gnawed ¡ pale.
Take good care of yourself while I’m gone. Don’t push your body too hard. Don’t overwork yourself. Don’t train beyond your limits. Treat yourself to snacks, and stay up late every now and then. Just… don’t overdo t, understand p>
yra held her jaw tight, grinding her teeth, fighting hard not to break down like she had before.
Vet eyes locked onto Hadrien, and she nodded once more.
The men below grew impatient, signaling for Hadrien to move.
Hadrien sighed quietly, and brushed away a fresh tear rolling down her cheek with his knuckle. “I have to
As soon as those words left him, two more crystal–clear tears spilled out of Lyra’s eyes.
She did not scream or throw a fit to stop the guards from closing in.
he already knew what helplessness felt like. Without authority or backing, any struggle would be
> ointless.
She could only stand and watch as silver manacles and fetters were fastened onto Hadrien. Several guards scorted him aboard a hovercar, and it lifted off and departed.
Zev stood nearby, observing her quietly.
The slender young girl remained rooted to the spot, staring in the direction the hovercar had va Tears streamed nonstop from her eyes like water pouring from a mountain spring.
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