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@@@@@ What if she brought back a Seeker? I thought of the small pill in my pocket, and my hands shookI could do it, though I heard quiet footsteps then, two sets, coming down the hall CHAPTER 45 Succeeded Healer Knits Fire and Cerulean walked through the door togetherThe Healer handed me a tall glass of waterIt didn't feel as cold as the first?my fingers were cold with fear nowThe dark-skinned woman had something for me, tooShe handed me a flat rectangle with a handle ?I thought you would want to see,? Knits Fire said with a warm smile The tension flooded out of meThere was no suspicion or fearJust more kindness from the souls who had dedicated their lives to Healing Cerulean had given me a mirror I held it up and then tried to stifle my gasp My face looked the way I remembered it from San DiegoThe face I'd taken for granted there The skin was smooth and peachy across my right cheekboneIf I looked carefully, it was just a little lighter and pinker in color than the tan on the other cheek It was a face that belonged to Wanderer, the soulIt belonged here, in this civilized place where there was no violence and no horror I realized why it was so easy to lie to these gentle creaturesBecause it felt right to talk with them, because I understood their communication and their rulesThe lies could be? maybeshould be trueI should be filling a Calling somewhere, whether teaching at a university or serving food in a restaurantA peaceful, easy life contributing to a greater goo