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My body and mind were numb. I didn’t know what was up and down. I had forgotten how to breathe. And it only got worse once the alchemists blindfolded me and tied my hands behind my back.
It was like I was floating down a river made of oil. It was so thick and slick, I couldn’t move a muscle. I just let it take me to the waterfall, where I knew I would fall. Where I would end.
I didn’t know how long the alchemists carried me through the forest—I had also lost all sense of time.
But my heartbeat picked up when a new sense pushed against me.
Who was …?
“Get them!” an alchemist cried.
At first, the alchemists carrying me sped off, trying to get away from whoever was attacking, but soon they put me down to fight.
Blindfolded, I only heard the grunts, the stomps, and the sounds of met
