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The tes to the corners of the ceiling I shiver, grateful for the cloak and hood My breath hangs in the air The world is beginning to darken as night grows near, and torchlight alone provides visibility in the less interior

"What is this?" the Desert Knight growls "Where are the guards? The people?"

I' the same

"Welcome to Black Moon Draw," Atreyu's voice is quiet, hard - and farWestley

The castle wall ahead of us morphs from a corridor entrance into a well-lit stairwell The Shadow Knight stands in his black cloak with his boar's head on the landing His powerful form is still, his forearms chiseled with tension The coht's size, and creepy castle wears onfor their weapons Westley grips my arm, less out of fear I'll escape and more because he appears as scared as I feel

"He will not kill us, will he?" the teen whispers

"I don't really know He's got nothing to lose"

"Then the safest place to stand is with you"

"Unless he's afraid I'll use ainst hiht booms "Do not think to ambush me!"

"There have been no people in Black Moon Draw in nearly a thousand years Only an ar"

"Impossible!"

"'Tis the way of Black Moon Draw The ru in the castle or the city, you will die or go aze at the boar-headedevenunder fog, a constant reht Two decades without a holances athe's ready to chop ht says "If you can leave it alive"

Silence

My heart is beating so loudly, I'm afraid Westley can hear it He's pale, scared

"These were not our terht warns "You swore to surrender in exchange for her" Striding to

"I have surrendered" The Shadow Knight takes two steps down the stairs and then stops "The city is yours Black Moon Draw is yours I promised you unopposed entry At no point did I promise you the ability to leave"

"Then you can say farewell to your battle-witch!" The Desert Knight whips out a knife