Sweat started to bead on Quincy's forehead, and he silently cursed himself for his foolishness.

They continued running, but Lydia was quickly running out of steam. Despite pushing herself, her heavy breathing made it clear she couldn't keep up much longer.

"Quincy, go on without me. Don't worry about me," she panted.

"No way. Get on my back," Quincy insisted.

Lydia froze for a moment, shaking her head. "N-no, I'm too heavy."

"Come on, if we waste any more time, they'll catch us," he urged.

Realizing the urgency, Lydia didn't argue further. She wrapped her arms around Quincy's neck. "Am I too heavy?" she asked, feeling guilty for slowing them down and wishing she had trained more.

Quincy shifted her on his back with ease. "You're light as a feather. No problem at all," he said, trying to comfort her.

help but

we die together like

them both off guard, and after a moment of silence, Quincy cleared his

the silence, "It wouldn't be so bad,

"Don't worry. We're not

off the cliff's edge. They had reached a dead end. Behind them, the pursuers were closing in, and ahead was a steep drop. The cliff didn't look impossibly high, and there was a chance they could survive the jump. But if they were

voice

understood immediately. "No, I'm not," she replied, her

Lydia tight.

now? How are we supposed to report this?" one

at least crippled. Let's just report it as is," another

with that, the group turned back,

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