“You mean…” Charlie trailed off, feeling weakened. “We have more fighting to do?”
“I’m afraid so,” Kire said, closing Halo and putting her in his backpack. “But they’re not here yet, so we have time. We have to make it as close to the castle as we can before they arrive.”
Charlie was exhausted. She was worried, too. How much more fighting could she do? All of the manipulation she had done; controlling the werewolf, making it kill itself. She felt like it had been almost too much. She felt dizzy. Lightheaded. She felt like she needed some water and to sit down.
But apparently, there was no time for that.
“All right then,” Kaos said, straightening his crown on his head. “Are we good to move on?”
Charlie looked down at the cut on her arm. It was bleeding pretty heavily. Maybe that contri
