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“Help!” I half-cradled, half-dragged Astrid’s body along. It was a little pathetic to need assistance carrying her, but this was not the time to be ruled by pride. She needed to go to Doctor Wagner as soon as possible. “Help!”
Why did this part of the building have to be empty? It was usually swarming with students or teachers.
“Hello?” I called, hoping someone would hear me. It didn’t matter which student, just someone with arms that was willing to give a hand.
“Ylva? Is that you?” A head popped from around the corner and some of my panic ebbed away.
“Aellyn! You’re exactly who I needed.”
It was a relief to see her familiar face and her pink hair.
The Wood Elf’s face lit up. “Really?”
“Yes. Oh, you couldn’t have come at a better time.” Finally, some good luck. My only friend th
