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I made my own weapon disappear again, and this time there was no high pitched yowl.

Hope just looked on, unaffected by her sister’s theatrics.

Gusion came over, and reached down to touch Hope's head. I held my breath, as did Arcadia. I didn’t know if his power would work on the babies, being the strange mix of human and angel that they were, but I was nervous all the same.

Gusion’s face folded into a frown. He reached across and placed the other hand on Estrella’s head. And then he laughed. A loud, booming, joyful laugh.

He looked at me, a smile wide on his face. “We are all in so much trouble. These two will be a handful. But I see them living long, happy lives filled with adventure. Estrella especially will give you a few grey hairs. Hope…” He bit his lip, looking off into the distance. “Hope will change things for us. She will tread roads that no human has. She’ll change the status quo.”

I stared down at my tiny Hope, no bigger than my forearm.

I’m not sure if Gusion’s premonitions make me feel better or worse, Arcadia whispered.

I didn’t either. Part of me wanted the babies to grow up and live nice, boring lives with a husband and two kids and a career they liked. But I guess I’d doomed them to a life of the extraordinary.

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