The knots in my stomach tightened. My breaths plumed from my mouth as I started for the tower, my footsteps hurried and loud across the dead branches and bones at my feet. One good thing about the lack of windows in the school was that no one could see us out here or hear the crash of my boots.
Unless there was someone lurking out here in the shadows with me.
Okay, no more thoughts. Ever.
Other than my footsteps, the silence pressed in around me. If I were to have company, I would probably hear their approach. The trees grew denser the farther I went, so I stuck to the side of the building, following its strange sharp angles until roots and gnarled branches forced me away from the stone and even deeper into the trees. If I got lost and froze to death, I would be so mad. But no, I could
