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How did I miss him?

I’ve walked all the way around the rooo, but I didn’t explore the center of the room

Carefully, I take a step, then another toward the center I can’t see anything, but eventually,to my hands and feet

“Hello?” I say as I reach out to touch the person

He ain

“I’ to hurt you Are you injured?”

Thehe’s recovering fros used to knock me out

I sit patiently by hi to take hi

Finally, I think we’re face to face “Liar You’ve already hurt ain”

I gasp

“Langston?”

“Yes, huntress It’s me”

I bite olden eyes It’s dark, but h toover his eyes It’s Langston, and I have no idea e are both doing locked in this dungeon together Maybe he locked us both in here so I would have nowhere to run, no safe place to hide for even a moment betwee

n hi me for truths

“Please tellI’d prefer that to be the truth than the alternative I can handle Langston as ainst But an unknown enemy—I don’t kno to face that And if we are really stuck in here together, I don’t want to have to fight with Langston by my side