Ascot looked back, still flying, and said, "Something irrevocable, something that would damn me forever..."

[i]What would that be? Killing the would-be killer? I don't plan to do that. But it may be something else, something irrevocable.[/i] A frown. [i]My sister has abandoned me. Saffron has decided to all but abandon me as well. I have no friends here.[/i] He would then say as he turned his head back to the road, facing the direction of Silverbrook, "It would be easier if I had friends by my side, people who would not abandon me like my sister had." A pause. "Not trying to intrude on you, though, or ask for free favors."

At Tabitha's request for a break, Ascot would stop and say, "All right; let's take a break. As for being up for whatever is coming next...I myself am uncertain. Despite my new powers and potential to get more, I myself do not know if we are up for the troubles we will inevitably face."

[i]That's right, I don't.[/i] The boy then smiled as he floated down, looking first at Michael, then Tabitha. "But that is life, isn't it? There are no guarantees in life. All I know is that we are going to have to follow the trail given us, and discover as much as we can. Then we can make better decisions."

He then noticed that a spark of happiness had appeared once more in his heart. [i]It seems I am undergoing mood swings today.[/i] Back to Michael. "Officer, thank you once more. Maybe having to work for the faintest glimmer of hope, maybe that's our purpose here."

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