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Alli had dreamt of Mardil that night. She woke up in a bit of a snit because of it. In her dream, everything that she was trying to blame on him was clearly her own fault. He was innocent and it annoyed her. She'd even seen him moping over her. That made her smile, at least. And then she woke up and found out that Tom Felton was dead. It had to be... it couldn't be... She'd have to contemplate this. Why had the wolves killed Tom Felton?
He hadn't done anything, really... at least not to deserve death. Not that Alli knew of, anyway. From her pocket, Alli pulled her cellular phone, hitting the number "2" on speed-dial.
"Khamul, I've got a problem."
"Speak away, young Alli."
"I need some information."
"I see you're being secretive."
"Always, Kam."
"What information do you require?"
"Are you familiar with one Thomas Felton?"
Khamul caught his breath and then laughed.
"Miss Alli, I should learn not to be surprised by you. I am indeed familiar with Master Tom. What information do you wish me to divulge though I should not?"
"Hello Tom." Alli heard a gasp from the background. "Khamul, you should really know that when a person is on speaker-phone, they can usually tell. And when you want to keep a secret about who's listening in, you shouldn't choke when you're asked about it. Tom, I take it it was a simulation?"
"Indeed." said the young actor, sounding sad that his ruse had been uncovered. "Did you think I really wanted to die? I've got more important things to do than rot beneath the grounds of an idiot-infested village. I simply allowed them to kill "me", be pleased with themselves, and we'd all get happily along with our own lives. Do you plan to reveal this?"
"No. I merely called Khamul to see what he knew about you so I could find out why the wolves would kill you. It's your own fault that I found out you weren't dead. But don't worry... your secret is safe with me."
Hanging up her phone, Alli wondered why Tom Felton had been careful enough to plan a simulation of himself in advance in order to stay alive. Oh well... she was sure she'd find out eventually. In the mean time, she grinned a bit over last night's death of Fea and her epiphany. Life was about to get really interesting and now she had Aimè on her side. The dreary sky had never seemed more beautiful.
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