Chapter 37
Alyna darted back to Caedmon. His body had grown colder, and his lips had turned purple. She stroked his forehead, brushing a stray lock of hair aside. “You can hate me for doing this, Caedmon. But you’ll have to be alive to do so.”
Lazi walked back and forth, hissing again. His fur stood on end as if jolted by an electric current. Alyna looked at the cat.
“Is the Teacher here?” she asked. “I guess that’s a yes from you.”
She held Caedmon’s hand and squeezed it lightly. She knew he would feel her presence. Then she said, “Teacher, I’m calling you. You gave me one privilege. I’m taking it now. Please come to me.”
The light in the room darkened a shade. And then the Teacher’s voice, distant, said, “I’ve been watching you. I know what you want to do.”
“Then please save him, T
