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I swallowed hard, searching for the words to break the devastating news to Lykos. There was no way off this island. If one survived, the boundary would slice them in half on the way out. Furthermore, even if he tried, he could not reach the boundary's edge because it was only visible from deep within the sea.
He would end up drowning and if he managed to avoid drowning, the guards would find him and execute him. The only choice was to survive on this island. There was no escape.
Seeing the hesitation in my eyes, Lykos started writing again, his fingers now moving in panic. “Please, my family needs me,” he wrote, and tears welled up in my eyes and before I knew it, I gently placed my hand over his.
"I am sorry," I began, watching as something flickered in his eyes, sinking my h
