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I needed to return to Sirls went home for su Tibetan doctor But I asked the coach Hospital first, because I had several questions for Dr

Kruglevski

The doctor was looking more and htly glassy, the doctor shuffled fro several times as he tried to read each patient&039;stea in the samovar in his office and found Rudolf

He confirlevski "The poor ht"

I convinced the doctor to lie down in the et solevski finally agreed, after ad he had not left the hospital in several days I covered hi softly

Rudolf shook his head "I o make rounds on the patients Will you excuse me, please?" With a quick bow, he left me alone with the doctor

And with the body of Princess Cantacuzene

I kneas her, even though the body was covered with a sheet I walked over and pulled the sheet fro

She was pale but did not have the fae of death to her skin

There were no marks on her body that I could see I pulled the sheet down farther and picked up one of her hands It was cool, but decay had not set in yet I was surprised She had been dead for over forty-eight hours

Suddenly, the princess&039;s eyes opened and she aith a horrid gasp "They have taken the talisman!" she ranted "Protect the Dekebristi!" I juhness!" Eyes still fixed straight ahead, the Roed breath "BloodIDr Kruglevski&039;s bed The doctor stirred in his sleep

Princess Cantacuzene sat up, looking at the doctor

"No!" I screamed I ran over to the doctor and tried to shake hilevski, you ue table

"Get away from hioing on?" he deht "Holy Mother of God," he said, crossing hilevski, and hefor hiy, he stu on and tried to push me ahead of hirab hi to bite his neck I&039;d never noticed her tiny fangs before

"No! Youcane fro enough to let go of the doctor

"Katerina! No!" Dr Kruglevski said He took the walking cane from me and pushed me into the hallway, then shut the door on me I heard it lock with a click

"No!" I beat on the door "Do you have a key?" I asked Rudolf

He shook his head "Move aside!" he said He proceeded to rae ive way

He tried a second ti of this?" a farand duke George Alexandrovich

He had an uncanny habit of showing up whenever bad things happened

"Hurry!" I said "The doctor is in there with a varabbed me by the arm and pulled me away With one forceful kick, he broke down the door

It was too late I could see that Princess Cantacuzene had Dr

Kruglevski&039;s head in her grasp, and she was drinking blood frorand duke withdrew his saber and rushed into the room

The princess , so I looked back The princess Cantacuzene was still draining the doctor of his blood His eyes were closed I wanted to cry Why had I insisted he lie down in the sarand duke did not hesitate With one clean slice the princess was not expecting, he separated her head froo of the doctor&039;s body and they both slumped to the floor