"So, Thomas turned into a wolf, and did he attack Miriam?"
"I got there just in time. She was backing away while he pulled up his lips. A few moments more and he would have gotten to her. I stopped him. Hit him with my cane, made him back away, and crouch down, whimpering."
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"What happened here?" I asked Miriam.
"He was going to do the Eclipse incantation to stop Ana Ramirez."
"Do you have the instructions?"
"Yes."
"You have to do the incantation. I will protect you."
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"Oh, these writers, they do not know how to make an epic scene. And it was epic. It was Miriam, following the script, trying not to stumble on her words, while I kept Thomas subdued. And the Eclipse began to sap Ana's strength. So, Lester Fox came and attacked me. I pivoted and hit him with the cane. So, Thomas got up again, raging, It turned around and hit him, then had to turn around to stop Fox. And Thomas…
"But then Genevieve came, and sang a soothing song, which drew Thomas away, letting me to handle Fox. While Miriam kept sapping Ana's strength."
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"You will not stop me, Amos Benchley! I know what you are. I know that the sun is deadly to you!"'
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"I felt the burn, and I knew that it would kill me. But I had t to keep hitting Fox, I had to protect Miriam. Then there was a shield around me…It was Irina. She was joining the fight. The sun kept eating at the shield, Fox kept lunging at Miriam. Thomas tried to evade Genevieve's song. I wondered if I would last long enough. I wondered if Miriam would finish the incantation in time. The sun got stronger, and the shield kept getting weaker. Ana was getting desperate. A few more seconds and the incantation would be finished. A few more seconds and the shield would dissipate, and I would burn. A few more seconds…"
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"Burn, Amos Benchley, Burn! " Ana shouted, as desperation rose in her. She was weak, and the more strength she threw in trying to destroy Amos, the faster she weakened. "Lester, you must kill the one reciting the incantation."
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"Lester lunged at Miriam, but I stopped him. Then suddenly he collapsed. The sun eating at my shield was gone. Then Thomas regained human form."
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"What happened here?' Thomas asked.
"We beat her. She is gone. All of us saved Lilah." Miriam said.
Lester Fox got up. "You will pay for this." He growled."
"Your mistress is gone. Begone you too."