'Consider it a final test for hard decision making ', he turned his attention to Maomao, 'Hey Lil ' cutie, ' Huo said warmly, 'How 'd the mixing go? '

So many questions bubbled angrily, painfully into her throat, her eyes, her nose, and her squeezing heart. 'What are you doing Huo? '

He sighed, his shoulders dropping. The weight of the world clattering to the floor, 'Oh Maomao. '

'Huo we could- '

'Maomao, sweetheart come here, ' Yue reluctantly released her and she stepped forward. Huo took her hand, tears were brimming in her eyes, 'I see death and second chances every day. I 've seen dozens of lives saved by one experimental sacrifice, I 've watched this entire village develop from a hurt and frightened woman 's dream. I have fought like hell for every scrap and you know what I found? '

She shook her head.

'There are good people in this world, and sometimes the best ones, the really special ones don 't

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