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Noah waited for me to continue "And then what…?"

"And then…" But the more I searched for an answer, the more I realized I didn’t have one I let my arms drop to my sides "I don’t know"

"It’s not your fault that you’re having these visions If anything, the headrateful It’s because of you that we found the Undead in the first place"

Feeling all the ht nod

The s of the headloalked toward them The cobblestones were packed with snow

An older wo a heavy sweater and a brooch answered His secretary She surveyed the state of our outfits, which were stained fro?" she asked

"We need to speak to Headmaster LaGuerre," Noah said

"I’m afraid he hasn’t arrived back yet frolanced at me "Do you knohen he’ll be back?"

"He’ll be in the office toe?" she asked, and took out a pen

"No," I said firmly "We’ll come back tomorrow"

After we made plans to meet before class the next day, Noah walked ht in my eyelashes as I stood on the stoop

"Thank you," I said

"Please don’t say that," he said softly, though there was an edge to his voice "It ed your mind"

I pushed a lock of hair fro more, he backed down the stairs "Keep safe, Renée"

I was so dazed when I got back to my room that it took e," I said, flipping on the lights and glancing inside, where nothing see crunched beneath lass were strewn in front of htstand Bending over, I picked up a shard and then checked the trash bin, where I found the rest of the glass Soh the bathrooed on Clementine’s door

To my surprise, the headmaster opened it

"Renée," he said as he put one of Cle a coat and hat, his shoulders dusted with snow Cle behind him in tall fur boots and earainst the wood as I stopped short "You’re here"

He gaveto say hi to Clementine?"

A smirk spread across Clementine’s face

"Oh, um--yes I’ll come back later Sorry to intrude"

"Well, don’t leave on one after I help Cles in"

"Oh, that’s okay," I said, and made for the door, when Cle?" she said, taking off her gloves "You can do it now No need to be shy"

I glanced at her, and then at her father He blinked, waiting "I just--found so And the closet door was open, but I’ if you saw anyone go into my room while I ay?"

Cleot back Hoould I know?"

The luggage by her feet et fro the truth But then who had been in ht, beneath a coarse patchwork quilt that her grandn of the cat eood luck Anya lit candles around the rooure that had been standing behind the children as we’d run into the woods Even long after she fell asleep, I stayed awake, the candles aroundon the base me until I drifted into drea The candles had all burned out, and the January day was peeking in between the curtains "We slept through Strategy and Prediction," she said, throwing clothes on Our class was supposed to have been held at a location outside of the city By the time we made it out the door, class was over, and the van was already parked near the school gates I spotted Noah by the curb, holding his gear

"What happened?" he asked "We were supposed to "

"I’us "I overslept"

Noah studiedthe truth "You didn’t not show up because of--"

"Of course not," I said, before he could finish

The head the last of the supplies out of the van e approached hi him on the shoulder

He jumped "Oh, Renée And Noah What can I do for you?"

"We need to talk to you," I said "In private"