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Saxon
Anastasia shows me around the town hall. There are some impressive rooms, particularly the grand ballroom, meeting room, and the Dictor’s private bathroom. She leads me up another flight of stairs toward the back of the building. This one is not as exorbitant as the first.
‘Do you know what is up here?’ says Anastasia.
I shake my head, but my mind races with the possibility.
‘The records room,’ she whispers. ‘Nobody is allowed in there though.’
I swallow my disappointment. I can’t let this opportunity pass. There has to be a way to get in there. It’s my only chance of finding out what I need to know.
‘Have you ever been in there?’
‘Saxon, I know my way around every inch of this place.’
I lean close to her. ‘It would be great if … you and I … could sneak in there.’ I nuzzl
