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The creature reached down and with its thick fingers snatched the struggling fairy from the ground.
andldquo;Help her!andrdquo; Kyja shook Marcus. andldquo;Use your magic now.andrdquo;
Marcus looked from Kyja to the fairy, whose struggles were slowing as the thick fist closed around it. andldquo;I canandrsquo;t,andrdquo; Marcus said helplessly. andldquo;My magic is gone.andrdquo;
Kyja stared at him open- mouthed.
He raised his hands. andldquo;Iandrsquo;m sorry. I . . .andrdquo;
andldquo;Ayyeeeeeee!andrdquo; the fairy screamed. She was dying, he knew it, and there was nothing he could do about it.