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Chapter 20: Healing Wounds

It had been 3 weeks since they set sail for Korea and the warriors still hadn't settled their differences. Dinner was always silent and really was the only time they were together in one room. Talim although she was still angry at Raphael and some other warriors she knew this was stupid and decided it needed to be ended now before they got to Korea.

"Everyone listen, I have something to say. I may be the youngest out of all of us and I'm not the wisest but even I know this is stupid. We need to stick together or our enemies will pick us off easily.

Don't you see how juvenile we're acting?" Talim said standing up

"Oh sit down, we're not stupid and we don't need you to tell us the obvious. Look it doesn't matter weather we work together or not anyway we were all fine before we met each other and we be fine when we split up." Raphael said

"Raphael listen to yourself… remember we weren't successful at finding the shards before we meet each other but since we've started working together we've collected 4 shards which, let me remind you, if we split up only one of us can keep and is any of us willing to give up the shards when we've been through so much to get them, I certainty don't."

"You know she's right" Taki said "We've been very juvenile. The stuff we were arguing about was stupid and weather we all admit it or not we've all grown accustomed to each others company."

"Yeah we do have some memories don't we," Sueng Mina said "And boy if we didn't go through hell and back to these shards, I'm sorry this whole thing started with me."

"No it was all of us… we all took part in that spat and it doesn't matter when we did because we were all wrong." Talim said

"I guess I underestimated you Talim your wise beyond your years. I must admit however I've been very detestable recently but ever since we left France and I was forced to leave Amy behind again I've been pushing for this journey to be over. I'm so sorry." Raphael said

"Now are we all friends again."

Everyone nodded in agreement

"But wait Link, Lyric are you guys still leaving." Xianghua asked

Link nodded "Yes we're still going home, the decision wasn't made based upon that spat, we'd been thinking about it for some time now."

"Why are you so persistent in going home? We all made a pact remember when we destroy soul edge then we help complete the prophecy why leave now when you can have so much help." Talim said her eye's a little watery, the thought of her first love leaving her.

"Your right we could have so much help but it's not really an issue of man power. The reason we are leaving is because no one is protecting our people and I'm sure that they have lost faith in us. Even if we bring you guys top help… Our people will no longer believe in us, especially if the reason why we left for so long was to fight another people's battle." Lyric said Quietly

"I guess we can not stop you but can you at least stay until we get the piece in Korea."

"What do you think Link?"

"I guess we could, provided it doesn't take to long."

'In that time I must find a way to convince them to stay.' Talim thought to her self she couldn't lose him before she even had him.

End of chapter 20

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