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Sure, Nyfain had suggested that I do that very thing—bargain for an escape—but the how of it was still very vague and half-forled to believe soured it out

Still, that didn’t mean he hadn’t consulted with the demons in town And if they went to the castle to ask questions, the ansould lead right back to me

The question ould the deoal was to torment Nyfain Maybe I was only relevant when I was his captive

Then again, they knew that I was an easy way to get to hi that I was still alive and had escaped, or, worse, that he’d let o…

Inside,bothered me

“Hey” I barged into Old Man Fortety’s house, e

Hannon glanced up from the couch, cookbook in hand He’d always been able to read me, so it came as no surprise when he immediately tensed “What is it?”

“I don’t know,How is Old Man Fortety?”

“You tried to curelittle heathen,” Fortety yelled out through the open bedroo better, aren’t I? Yes, I am! You lied to me! Never trust a woht you were different, Finley Mosgrove”

I s continued

“It worked,” I surht to feel happy

“It continues to, yes, though if you were ever going to do an oops, he would’ve been the best contender for it What happened?”

I explained what I’d seen and my worry about Jedrek

“Or it could be absolutely nothing, and Jedrek is just spreading ruo,” I finished “I really couldn’t say But I want to ask Nyfain—”