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The minute that her brother's name left the stranger's mouth, the young Redleaf almost fell to pieces. Her jaw dropped and she stood, gaping, unable to understand how on earth this individual had come to that conclusion based on the little pieces of information that had been given. For a moment, Piper's hopes had been lifted. She thought that she had found someone who knew where her brother was, and that was unbelievable to her. Of course, that was her first mistake. Having her hopes climb so high only meant that it would be far more crushing when they came crashing back down.

“Y-you've seen him?” she asked, still baffled by this stranger and their surprising knowledge. Surely, this was the best thing that could have happened to the firecracker of a girl. She imagined that she would have barely left her home back and she'd be back with Lucas close on her heels in no time at all. Boy, was she wrong as fuck.