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I tore ain at the cos As I twisted to gaze down at the view beneath us, I spotted so I hadn’t seen from the other side of the base Sprawled out beneath us on a plateau was a sea of tombstones enclosed by a picket fence In betas scattered an occasional wind-stripped tree A graveyard? This seeraveyard

I pointed it out to Shayla, whose eyes had re," Shayla said She reached for Josh’s shoulder, grabbing his attention, and pointed down to the graveyard

Josh’s expression froze the moment he laid eyes on it His pupils narrowed as he breathed, "Take ripped his chair’s handles I held on to her while she vanished us down into the ray toaze around wildly, and an to roll When his breath hitched and his head jerked backward, I knew so to support his head

But his eyes were closed now, though his eyeballs still appeared to be rolling in their sockets

ButMaybe this wasback to him Perhaps we just needed to leave him and let nature take its course

But Shayla seeood toa hand to his forehead "Let’s return to the castle"

Grace

Shayla had been right to suggest we return By the time we’d arrived in the old hotel apartment, Josh had co--I could only guess memories--had come at him hard and fast It had overwhelmed him co to anything

We rushed hi hi she did worked

Josh’s breathing was really starting to scare me One moment it came on heavy and labored, and the next it seemed to stop completely

But then, after about twenty intense, torturous minutes, he calassy at first, but gradually gaining focus

He sat up in bed so abruptly, his head al over him

His lips parted and he looked from me to the witch, a manic expression on his face "Lawrence!" he breathed "Lawrence Conway!"