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My hands were tre

I’d been alar it for ht that perhaps he was just suffering fro exactly the sa else was at work here, and the unknoas terrifying

Clutching the blanket close to ated the boat After a couple of hours, he put it on autopilot and we both went to sit beneath a small shelter on the deck

By noe had exhausted the topic of what could be happening to us, so I changed the subject

"So, u to fix s

Ben cleared his throat "Dark It’s forever night there"

I stared at him "Seriously?"

"Yes, we have witches who’ve cast a spell on the island--a spell that also makes it invisible to everyone"

"A-and it’s full of vare"

"An ogre?"

"As I said, it’s a refuge for supernaturals"

Still taking in his words, I looked down at ht against me

I wondered if someone there really would be able to cure me Whether I would be able to return tohunted down Whether I could ever live a norain, or if that had been snatched fro uncos," he said, rolling his eyes "The sht my appetite to the surface"

I’d expected that the aer If he was feeling hungry noe had only just started out on our journey, God knehat state he would be in e arrived

"Hoill you ri the blanket around me, and walked out from under the shelter and into the sun

I faced directly toward it, its rays upon my skin I closed my eyes and relished the warmth I didn’t feel pain from the sun as vah

I walked to the edge of the boat and leaned le while Ben relances at hiaze each tian to darken I looked upward to see a cloud had formed in what had previously been a blue sky It blocked out the sun and cast a shadow over the boat and the surrounding waters

I felt a drop of rain fall upon my cheek The water was cool, and oddly thick I brushed it aside with the back ofat me

"What?"

He shot to his feet and closed the distance between us He was gazing down at ainst ain, it was tinged with red