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"Yes," Lorine said, still obviously perplexed "Arhys and I play it soan said She wrote: We are all in danger They ant to know e," Karigan said, as if they were really playing the ga that Arhys was the last heir of the old realm Because they are evil and cruel, she wrote, and Arhys was the professor’s favorite You need to tellyou can think of Reame

"Rabbit," Lorine said faintly She proceeded to draw a map of what she knew of the palace It was only a s, which was not surprising Her ated to whatever Arhys was involved in from day to day There were classrooms, the play yard, and little else but the corridors Fountains were located at rotto fountain," the "horse fountain," and the "fountain with the trout in it" Also, she noted the dragon fountain Karigan had seen

"Rabbit," Karigan said, and so they went back and forth asking and answering questions The next thing I’an wrote First, though, you should know rave In as feords as possible, Karigan tried to explain who she hen and where she was froe," she said before handing the paper and graphite back to Lorine

The paper trembled in Lorine’s hand How do I know you’re not just as an replied aloud Then she wrote, The professor believed me, and so does Mr Harlowe Mr Harlowe’s life depends on your help

Lorine nodded

Good, Karigan thought Lorine would do this for Cade

"Rabbit," Karigan said "I win" Then she crumpled the papers they had used and threw theazed at one another for several seconds before Lorine, sounding like a not-so-good actor in a play, stiffly asked, "Are you ready to retire for the night, Miss Goodgrave?"

Karigan, as anything but, replied, "Yes"

Lorine nodded and set about dousing their laues of fla illuesture that seean nodded, and faded out Lorine gasped and wavered on her feet Karigan had told her what to expect, but as usual, actually seeing it was a different story If nothing else, Lorine probably now believed that Karigan ho she claimed to be

Lorine steadied herself, then veiled her face and collected Karigan’s supper tray She opened the door to the corridor, Karigan creeping behind her, holding her breath

"Here, gentle to bring Miss Goodgrave her supper"

As one of the guards reached for the tray, she dropped it Crockery san used theherof chains She hastened down the corridor, glancing over her shoulder to see Lorine and the guards on their knees picking up pieces of broken crockery

"I a to get back in, she did not know Perhaps she would not need to, but it was probably tooIf opportunities forpresented themselves, she would pursue theht time, and very quiet Still, she kept as close to the shadows as she could, concealing herself behind coluht, her fading was good In the shadows, it was better

This outing of hers reminded her of the times she had tried to sneak around the professor’s house, but back then she hadn’t her ability to aid her The brilliant white ray in her vision It was muddier than normal, which she attributed to the tainted etherea She hoped she could endure any pain and sickness it caused her

She retraced her steps to the dragon fountain, the water still burbling away as it had earlier However, instead of taking the corridor that led to Lhean’s cell, she went down the one to the ihost of Yates had indicated would lead to the prison of forgotten days

Karigan did not hesitate This side passage was even less illuminated The corridor was lined with doors Hoould she knohich one led to the prison of forgotten days?

In her gray vision, she discerned the figure of a man some distance ahead of her He opened one of the doors and disappeared into a roo when she arrived at the door Actually, it was a pair of doors with columns to either side and frosted ith "Ihed despite herself What else could athe scything moon prove as simple? There was only one way to find out One of the doors stood ajar, and she slipped into the museum It, too, was dimly lit Perhaps the man who had come in ahead of her was Dr Silk, who preferred darkness The low light was good for her ability, but ht Dr Silk still be able to see her "aura" even if she was faded out? She could overpower him, she was sure, if she had to, but she needed hile" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-7451196230453695" data-ad-slot="9930101810" data-ad-format="auto" data-full-width-responsive="true">