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I walked to the top of the hill and looked out, the forest stretched before me as far as I could see. Okay, not as far as I could see, but very very far. And above me was a brilliant blanket of stars. The moon was a sharp wedge in the sky.
"It's beautiful, isn't it."
I shrieked and jumped three feet in the air. Which sounds like an exaggeration, until you remember that I have wings and those wings also freaked out. Come to think of it, three feet is a pretty reasonable reaction.
It was Spin. He lay on the grass a few feet away staring up at the stars.
“Holy crap, Spin. You nearly gave me a heart attack."
“You couldn't sleep either?" he asked.
“It’s that obvious?"
"You can relax now, Phoenix,” Spin continued to look at the stars, “there is no one else here. Please, join me."
