Juan tried to be as calm as possible when he linked, ‘Lucy, that should have never happened to you. Your mate was supposed to protect you. Tate and Clement were supposed to…’

‘Stop it, Juan! Just stop it! Do you think they wouldn’t have shielded me if they saw the arrow coming?! Do you think they didn’t place their lives before mine?! We’ve all trained to put each other before ourselves! Tate and Clement are no different! Xandar is no different! Stop blaming them! No one wanted this! It isn’t anyone’s fault! I’m telling you, Juan. You better stop this before I faint, or that would be on you.’

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