Chapter 31
Thirty-One Through the darkness and silence, a sizzling crackle reaches my ears, followed immediately by a piercing shriek. My eyelids spring apart, and I see the dull grey sky far above instead of a cloak-like shape. Adrenalin rushes through me. My exhaustion vanishes. “Come on,” Dash says, his hands already around my arms. He pulls me up. “My magic scared it off but didn’t kill it. I don’t know what spell to use, and—crap, they’re already coming back.” We sprint the final distance toward the castle, and though I’ve always been fond of running, I’m fast approaching the point where I’ve had enough for one day. I kick off the ground the moment I reach the wall, and my fingers just reach the edge of the lowest window. Dash hauls himself up and takes a dive through the window. He jumps to h
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