Cassandra POV I get up immediately with the anxious thought that I am late. As I look outside the window it is still dark. Slowly laying my head again on the pillow, I fall asleep. The third time I wake up, I decided to get up from the bed as I know I wouldn’t be getting any more sleep. I am dusting the bedsheet and the pillow when I hear something. I hold the bedsheet tight in my hand and slowly move towards my pillow to pick up the sword. My heart has started to pound fast. I leave the bedsheet on the floor and cover my mouth so as not to make any noises. My hand finds my sword in the dark. I hold it against my chest as I put one foot after the other. “You make a lot of noise”, I could feel my heart in my throat when I hear a man’s voice. But it doesn’t take a lot of time for

