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"Go!" the Red Knight shouts, pushing us towards the hallway

We bolt together

"Showaround us

Torches light up to my left the moment I reach the corridor

"Do not stop until you reach it!" the Red Knight orders, joining us in the hallway Westley is at his heels

Turning, I begin running oncebody and burning lungs I can't stop - no matter what Adrenaline, despair, the need to see his eyes open onebut near- the destruction and quaking around us

We race through the collapsing fortress, leaping over gaps in the floor and sca the torches The hallway turns brighter e pass by a set of s

A cry comes from behind us and the squire and I turn halfway down the well-lit corridor, catching our balance against the wall bets The floors shudder dangerously beneath us

Westley has fallen, his legs trapped by a ain, even if we ht bends over his me to theand we look out

If I were any less horrified, I'd be in tears

The city is collapsing in on itself, buildings toppling into gaping holes in the ground Beyond it, the reen hills explode

"Why are you doing this?" I screa LF "Make it stop!"

"Go!" the Red Knight belts at us "Now!"

I turn and see hi towards us "But he's -"

"You must," Westley calls There's resolve on his face

My heart breaks again The squire pulls h the maze of hallways I choke back tears I'm about to lose it in the worst way possible

Just when I feel like I' over with purple sht of torches to reach us The floor pitches and throws all of us to the stones I lose h me as I land hard on uneven blocks of stone It clears the sensations ofmy mind back to the task at hand rather than the despair singafter the killer pace