Pursing his lips in thought, Jude nodded. “Why, indeed” he whispered; scratching the stubble around a humorless smile of indecision. Finally, Jude sighed loudly and attempted to explain. “You suffered in the fire of the rising sun. Your skin—your body—smoldered from the exposure to sunlight.” The boy cringed; trying to shake off the imprint of …

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