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I was still shaking as we walked to the crushed building, now marked as Joby�s grave, and showed them where he lay. I couldn�t go into the small area, but Dad and Den-nis did. They didn�t talk much, save for a few words, and I could hear Dennis was trying to hold back the tears as they did whatever they were to Joby.
�Me and Jobe,� Dennis� voice was shaking. �We were the only two to survive the initial attack with the Colony. And he was murdered by the only thing he feared.�
I slid down the wall that was still standing and tried not to listen. I didn�t want to hear it!
�Death can only make you stronger.�
I looked up to see Bronze crouching across from me. How in the world did he get there? �What? You killed him! Don�t you feel any regret?!� I stood up.
He cocked his head to the side and raised his arm in a shrug. �I didn�t know him.�
�You fucking pain in the ass! What was he going to do to you?! He was way over here!�
�Petri who are you yelling at?� Dad and Dennis came out. �Holy shit!� my Dad pulled his 9mm, but I stopped him. I didn�t know why.
�No, Dad, don�t.� I looked at him. �You don�t have the right to avenge Joby�s death.�
�So you�ll let him wander around still?!� he looked at me shocked.
�This is your father Burns?� Bronze stood up and jumped down to our level. He walked right up to my father and crossed his arms. �I�ll remember that.� He turned to walk off again. �I�ll see you around Burns. Both of you.� He was gone.
�That�s Bronze?� Dennis looked at me.
All I did was nod.
�And you let him get away?�
�He wasn�t here to fight, Dad,� I turned to him again. �Not this time.�
�I don�t know about you Petri, I really don�t.� Dad shook his head. �One minute you�re all hell bent to kill that bastard, the next you�re letting him walk away. Why?�
�I�m not sure.� I looked off in the direction he had gone. �But he, too, was once Human, just like Jene was and I know that at one point in his life he was just a regular scared little kid. Like any child would be.�
�How can you be sure?� Dennis crossed his arms. �I know a lot about them, but Jene never seemed scared. Hell I don�t think the kid knew.�
�No?� I looked at him. �See I think Jene did know. I�m not so sure about Bronze, but Jene knew.�
My Dad sighed. �There�s not much we can do right now for Joby. We�ll have to come back later and bury him properly. Blake, John, and Suzie can help us out.�