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something to do with Mother Daughter coming up missing and the computer virus that had crippled their lair.
    “You laugh, Shala? Is this a huge joke to you? Someone took our weapons and Mother Daughter away from us. It was not from the outside world, but from within! Does the thought of Eden being at the mercy of a traitor make you smile, Shala?”
    Shala looked ahead to the forest. They were the last pair to enter.
    “I smile with memories of Mother Daughter. I do not wish to think that anything bad has happened to her. Why is it that you are so quick to bury her, Ellisia? I have hope and faith. Where is yours?”
    Ellisia stopped walking.
    “It is a dark day when Daughter turns against Daughter. I will keep my eye on you, Shala.”
    Shala smiled.
    “You do that Ellisia. I will be fighting for Eden while your interest lies in conspiracies.” She looked at Ellisia. “Would you prefer for me to go first, sister?”
    There was no answer from Ellisia. She had a pained expression on her face as blood started to trickle out from the corner of her mouth. Ellisia started to fall but Shala reached out and caught her. She laid her gently on the ground as Ellisia tried to talk, but she only succeeded in gurgling up blood. She reached out for her sister’s help in some way. Her hands were flailing as Shala looked around confused.
    Had it begun?
    Shala put her hand under Ellisia’s neck for support. That’s when she felt it. A hole? Shala positioned Ellisia so that she could see what made the hole. A bullet.
    Shala laid Ellisia flat and tried to comfort her. In the confusion, Ellisia never felt Shala remove her vial of healing oil from around her neck,neither did she when Shala pocketed it.
    Shala distracted her sister with conversation. “Ellisia! This is the first time you’ve been shot. I’m sure it’s unnerving, but we know that it takes more than one bullet to kill us. You are only panicking because you have never been shot before. I’m sure it’s a most unpleasant experience you are going through. Close your eyes and relax. I will take you a few yards into the forest to protect you. One bullet will not kill you, sister.”
    She dragged Ellisia into a part of the forest where the trees formed a canopy.
    “There see? I didn’t kill you like you thought I would. I hope it’s also proof that I did no harm to Mother Daughter either!” She lied.
    Ellisia grabbed her throat and tried to sit up. The oil!
    Shala’s acting was flawless as she gave Ellisia the impression that she had just noticed the missing vial of oil.
    “It must have been broken or been lost when you were shot,” she said, trying to comfort Ellisia.
    Ellisia pointed to the vial of oil around Shala’s neck. Shala looked confused.
    “You can’t be serious? We are each given a specific amount of healing oil for ourselves. Although, it may not be your fault that you lost yours, it is still your loss. I will take you to the Tree of Life for more if I’m able.”
    Ellisia glared at her and in that moment realized that she had been right about Shala all along.
    Shala realized that she had to prepare for whoever shot Ellisia. She looked around and saw a small yet sturdy sapling with several branches. She grabbed it and pulled it up by the roots. As she started to clean the roots, she heard a commotion in the distance. There were voices shouting from above them.
    Men’s voices. And a lot of them.
    She broke off the roots and all of the branches. She then pulled out a knife with an 8” blade and started to carve one of the ends of the tree.
    Ellisia started to recover, but she was still weak. Shala saw that she couldn’t speak. That could be a real blessing if it lasts.
    Shala finished carving a small spear from the tree and hid behind a larger one to see what was coming. She snuck up the line of trees to where the forest began to get a better view of what was going on. She saw more men than she could count slowly drifting to the hallowed ground of Eden