Chapter 34
I run into my tower. My knees are shaky, I’m drenched in sweat and I feel gutted.
The girl on the bed sleeps peacefully as though mocking me. Her breath is coming a little faster than usual and she has beads of sweat on her brow, but otherwise looks normal.
“Do something!” I want to kick the girl on the bed. “Wake up! Don’t just lie there, being useless.”
I try to rattle the bed but my hands just pass right through it. I try to yell something more, but what comes out is a broken sob.
I break down and crumple beside the bed, bent double with my sobs.
“Stop yelling at my princess,” says the ogre from the courtyard. He sounds angry.
Having someone listen to me cry is like cold water on my face. I’m so used to being alone here that it’s a little disturbing to know that anothe
