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Icy water blasted my face, popping my eyes open. I gasped from the freezing assault. Sputtering and wiping my face with my hands, I noticed the rope binding was off. I was free to move around. Dagor was still next to me on the floor, unconscious. I scrambled to distance myself.
“I’m glad to see you’re awake,” Sergio said.
My eyes flashed. He was still holding the pitcher that had sent water splashing down on me. There was something different about him. His goofy puppy look was gone. Instead, he was serious and dark. His eyes betrayed nothing that could give me a clue about his presence—or whether he was going to help me or lead me into further danger.
“You led me into a blind alley for Dagor,” I growled.
“Come with me, or stay and die. Dagor’s waking up. He won’t be happy when he d
