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thekillingfield—all　but　me。　I'd　be　the　only　one　who　could　fight。　〃Yes；　you're　surely　immune　to　his　power；　
but　you　are　still　a　newborn；　Bella。　I　can't　make　you　that　strong　a　fighter　in　a　few　weeks。　I'm　sure　he's　had　
training。〃　

〃Maybe；　maybe　not。　It's　the　one　thing　I　can　do　that　no　one　else　can。　Even　if　I　can　just　distract　him　for　a　
while—〃　Could　I　last　long　enough　to　give　the　others　a　chance？　

〃Please；　Bella；〃　Edward　said　through　his　teeth。　〃Let's　not　talk　about　this。〃　

〃Be　reasonable。〃　

〃I　will　try　to　teach　you　what　I　can；　but　please　don't　make　me　think　about　you　sacrificing　yourself　as　a　
diversion—〃　He　choked；　and　didn't　finish。　

I　nodded。　I　would　keep　my　plans　to　myself；　then。　First　Alec　and　then；　if　I　was　miraculously　lucky　enough　
to　win；　Jane。　If　I　could　only　even　things　out—remove　the　Volturi's　overwhelming　offensive　advantage。　
Maybe　then　there　was　a　chance。。。。　My　mind　raced　ahead。　What　if　I　was　able　to　distract　or　even　take　
them　out？　Honestly；　why　would　either　

Jane　or　Alec　ever　have　needed　to　learn　battle　skills？　I　couldn't　imagine　petulant　little　Jane　surrendering　
her　advantage；　even　to　learn。　

If　I　was　able　to　kill　them；　what　a　difference　that　would　make。　

〃I　have　to　learn　everything。　As　much　as　you　can　possibly　cram　into　my　head　in　the　next　month；〃　I　
murmured。　

He　acted　as　if　I　hadn't　spoken。　

Who　next；　then？　I　might　as　well　have　my　plans　in　order　so　that；　if　I　did　live　past　attacking　Alec；　there　
would　be　no　hesitation　in　my　strike。　I　tried　to　think　of　another　situation　where　my　thick　skull　would　give　
me　an　advantage。　I　didn't　know　enough　about　what　the　others　did。　Obviously；　fighters　like　the　huge　Felix　
were　beyond　me。　I　could　only　try　to　give　Emmett　his　fair　fight　there。　I　didn't　know　much　about　the　rest　of　
the　Volturi　guard；　besides　Demetri___　

My　face　was　perfectly　smooth　as　I　considered　Demetri。　Without　a　doubt；　he　would　be　a　fighter。　There　
was　no　other　way　he　could　have　survived　so　long；　always　at　the　spear　point　of　any　attack。　And　he　must　
always　lead；　because　he　was　their　tracker—the　best　tracker　in　the　world；　no　doubt。　If　there　had　been　
one　better；　the　Volturi　would　have　traded　up。　Aro　didn't　surround　himself　with　second　best。　

If　Demetri　didn't　exist；　then　we　could　run。　Whoever　was　left　of　us；　in　any　case。　My　daughter；　warm　in　
my　arms。。。　Someone　could　run　with　her。　Jacob　or　Rosalie；　whoever　was　left。　

And。。。　if　Demetri　didn't　exist；　then　Alice　and　Jasper　could　be　safe　forever。　Is　that　what　Alice　had　seen？　
That　part　of　our　family　could　continue？　The　two　of　them；　at　the　very　least。　

Could　I　begrudge　her　that？　

〃Demetri。。。；〃　I　said。　

〃Demetri　is　mine；〃　Edward　said　in　a　hard；　tight　voice。　I　looked　at　him　quickly　and　saw　that　his　expression　



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had　turned　violent。　

〃Why？〃　I　whispered。　

He　didn't　answer　at　first。　We　were　to　the　river　when　he　finally　murmured；　〃For　Alice。　It's　the　only　thanks　
I　can　give　her　now　for　the　last　fifty　years。〃　

So　his　thoughts　were　in　line　with　mine。　

I　heard　Jacob's　heavy　paws　thudding　against　the　frozen　ground。　In　seconds；　he　was　pacing　beside　me；　
his　dark　eyes　focused　on　Renesmee。　

I　nodded　to　him　once；　then　returned　to　my　questions。　There　was　so　little　time。　

〃Edward；　why　do　you　think　Alice　told　us　to　ask　Eleazar　about　the　Volturi？　Has　he　been　in　Italy　recently　
or　something？　What　could　he　know？〃　

〃Eleazar　knows　everything　when　it　es　to　the　Volturi。　I　forgot　you　didn't　know。　He　used　to　be　one　of　
them。〃　

I　hissed　involuntarily。　Jacob　growled　beside　me。　

〃What？〃　I　demanded；　in　my　head　picturing　the　beautiful　darkhaired　man　at　our　wedding　wrapped　in　a　
long；　ashy　cloak。　

Edward's　face　was　softer　now—he　smiled　a　little。　〃Eleazar　is　a　very　gentle　person。　He　wasn't　entirely　
happy　with　

the　Volturi；　but　he　respected　the　law　and　its　need　to　be　upheld。　He　felt　he　was　working　toward　the　
greater　good。　He　doesn't　regret　his　time　with　them。　But　when　he　found　Carmen；　he　found　his　place　in　this　
world。　They　are　very　similar　people；　both　very　passionate　for　vampires。〃　He　smiled　again。　〃They　met　
Tanya　and　her　sisters；　and　they　never　looked　back。　They　are　well　suited　to　this　lifestyle。　If　they'd　never　
found　Tanya；　I　imagine　they　would　have　eventually　discovered　a　way　to　live　without　human　blood　on　their　
own。〃　

The　pictures　in　my　head　were　jarring。　I　couldn't　make　them　match　up。　A　passionate　Volturi　soldier？　

Edward　glanced　at　Jacob　and　answered　a　silent　question。　〃No；　he　wasn't　one　of　their　warriors；　so　to　
speak。　He　had　a　gift　they　found　convenient。〃　

Jacob　must　have　asked　the　obvious　followup　question。　

〃He　has　an　instinctive　feel　for　the　gifts　of　others—the　extra　abilities　that　some　vampires　have；〃　Edward　
told　him。　〃He　could　give　Aro　a　general　idea　of　what　any　given　vampire　was　capable　of　just　by　being　in　
proximity　with　him　or　her。　This　was　helpful　when　the　Volturi　went　into　battle。　He　could　warn　them　if　
someone　in　the　opposing　coven　had　a　skill　that　might　give　them　some　trouble。　That　was　rare；　it　takes　
quite　a　skill　to　even　inconvenience　the　Volturi　for　a　moment。　More　often；　the　warning　would　give　Aro　the　
chance　to　save　someone　who　might　be　useful　to　him。　Eleazar's　gift　works　even　with　humans；　to　an　extent。　
He　has　to　really　concentrate　with　humans；　though；　because　the　latent　ability　is　so　nebulous。　Aro　would　
have　him　test　the　people　who　wanted　to　join；　to　see　if　they　had　any　potential。　Aro　was　sorry　to　see　him　
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〃They　let　him　go？〃　I　asked。　〃Just　like　that？〃　

His　smile　was　darker　now；　a　little　twisted。　'The　Volturi　aren't　supposed　to　be　the　villains；　the　way　they　
seem　to　you。　They　are　the　foundation　of　our　peace　and　civilization。　Each　member　of　the　guard　chooses　to　
serve　them。　It's　quite　prestigious；　they　all　are　proud　to　be　there；　not　forced　to　be　there。〃　

I　scowled　at　the　ground。　

〃They're　only　alleged　to　be　heinous　and　evil　by　the　criminals；　Bella。〃　

〃We're　not　criminals。〃　

Jacob　huffed　in　agreement。　

〃They　don't　know　that。〃　

〃Do　you　really　think　we　can　make　them　stop　and　listen？〃　

Edward　hesitated　just　the　tiniest　moment　and　then　shrugged。　〃If　we　find　enough　friends　to　stand　beside　
us。　Maybe。〃　

If。　I　suddenly　felt　the　urgency　of　what　we　had　before　us　today。　Edward　and　I　both　started　to　move　
faster；　breaking　into　a　run。　Jacob　caught　up　quickly。　

〃Tanya　shouldn't　be　too　much　longer；〃　Edward　said。　〃We　need　to　be　ready。〃　

How　to　be　ready；　though？　We　arranged　and　rearranged；　thought　and　rethought。　Renesmee　in　full　view？　
Or　hidden　at　first？　Jacob　in　the　room？　Or　outside？　He'd　told　his　pack　to　stay　close　but　invisible。　Should　
he　do　the　same？　

In　the　end；　Renesmee；　Jacob—in　his　human　form　again—and　I　waited　around　the　corner　from　the　front　
door　in　the　dining　room；　sitting　at　the　big　polished　table。　Jacob　let　me　hold　Renesmee；　he　wanted　space　in　
case　he　had　to　phase　quickly。　

Though　I　was　glad　to　have　her　in　my　arms；　it　made　me　feel　useless。　It　reminded　me　that　in　a　fight　with　
mature　vampires；　I　was　no　more　than　an　easy　target；　I　didn't　need　my　hands　free。　

I　tried　to　remember　Tanya；　Kate；　Carmen；　and　Eleazar　from　the　wedding。　Their　faces　were　murky　in　my　
illlit　memories。　I　only　knew　they　were　beautiful；　two　blondes　and　two　brutes。　I　couldn't　remember　if　
there　was　any　kindness　in　their　eyes。　

Edward　leaned　motionlessly　against　the　back　window　wall；　staring　toward　the　front　door。　It　didn't　look　
like　he　was　seeing　the　room　in　front　of　him。　

We　listened　to　the　cars　zooming　past　out　on　the　freeway；　none　of　them　slowing。　

Renesmee　nestled　into　my　neck；　her　hand　against　my　cheek　but　no　images　in　my　head。　She　didn't　have　
pictures　for　her　feelings　now。　

〃What　if　they　don't　like　me？〃　she　whispered；　and　all　our　eyes　flashed　to　her　face。　



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〃Of　course　they'll—；〃　Jacob　started　to　say；　but　I　silenced　him　with　a　look。　

'They　don't　understand　you；　Renesmee；　because　they've　never