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Apprehension

I glanced up at the sky worriedly. “You doin ok, Jesli?”
“Yeah, of course,” I said, shrugging Aeryn off.
“Yeah,” he said looking me up and down, “You do ok”
I smiled, inwardly nervous. At least one of us believed I could do this, I had been trained well, but still… Aeryn looked around, distractedly watching the others put on their gear. The Asfie were ready for a fight.
Aeryn, our leader, suddenly threw back his head and laughed. The red tips of his spiked hair showed brightly through the night, “There she is!” he cried, as the comet soared through the darkened sky, headed straight for us.

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