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Samantha started down into the cellar

Prudence had to stop in order to wipe hair from her face The rain had quickly transformed her tidy bun into a snake's nest of wet tendrils that draped over her eyes If she ever found the village again, she would have to get her hair cut short like Samantha's

Even without the hair in her face, she still couldn't see anything What little light had existed had been snuffed out by the storm Prudence took a step forith her ar branches

More than finding the village, Prudence wanted somewhere dry to rest, if only for a few minutes Besides her hair, her dress had co to her body like a second skin Her shoes had filled ater and muck, her feet inside almost nu of rock, she et her bearings

The latter would be easier said than done Prudence had not explored the island like Samantha and the boys; she had never strayed far fro as she'd run in the dark, she could be alht tumble off a cliff, into the ocean

"Help me!" she shouted, as she had every few minutes "Someone, please, help!"

When she didn't hear any answer, she hugged herself and then trudged on As she did, she chided herself for being so foolish as to leave the safety of the dorht By now if Saht wander around in this storht her death of cold

This was all Saht, Prudence would be in bed right now, asleep and dry She saw herself in bed, beneath her blanket, and savored the io hoain, this tirowl froht be a noise from the storm, but then she saw a pair of yellow eyes She had seen those eyes and heard that growl before-they belonged to one of Pryde's dogs

Sao, but the rest had disappeared Since no one had seen them, it was assu the dogs, though Prudence had thought that just a story to scare the girls Now she saw they hadn't exaggerated