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Iwas only a couple of steps away frouards when they recovered fro terrified and unburdened of weapons, I had a slight advantage It wouldn’t last I was already puffing with the effort

The corridors were h them If I did find someone, I wasn’t really sure they would or could help me Like a rat, my only hope of escape was to find a hole to hide in

I ran without a plan, caring only about keeping ahead of the guards The corridors blurred together until I i in place and it was the walls that were s Where was I?

The light in the hallaning My pounding steps kicked dust up from the floor I had headed toward an isolated part of the castle, a perfect place for a quiet s to screaht turn into a corridor that led off into darkness Moainst the first door I encountered Groaning and creaking, it yielded slightly under h for uards turn down the corridor, I threw ainst the door It moved another inch I tumbled headfirst into a dark roouards found the door I watched in horror as they tried to an to expand I scanned the rooloorain littered the floor A pile of rugs was stacked against the far wall belo

The door surrendered a couple ain I stood, and stacked the barrels on top of the rug pile Scra up them, I reached the , only to discover it was too sh

The door cracked o the ragged glass fragments out of the frame, I tossed them to the floor Blood ran down ainst the wall next to the doorway, and fought to stifle the harsh sound of roan, the door stopped uards stumbled into the storeroom

"Check theI’ll cover the door," Wren said

I peeked around the edge Wren’s colass beneath his boots

My plan wasn’t going to work Wren blocked my escape route The broken ould only delay the inevitable

"Too suard called froasps I felt light-headed The rat trap had sprung I was ihts ju not to fall A buzzing sound burst uncontrolled fro harder only caused the sound to grow louder

I staggered out frouards didn’t even glance in my direction They seemed frozen in place