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But I wasn’t just going to sit there and do nothing. I needed to get away and back to that courtyard. That portal was my only chance at getting home. If my presence had activated it on one side then maybe it could do it on this side.
I swung my legs over the bed and tested my injured ankle. The bandages limited the movement of my bones and made it possible to walk without a scream every time I put weight on that foot. I tiptoed across the room to the door and paused for a moment. There was only silence. A rattle on the knob told me it was unlocked, so I peeked my head out into the hall. The center part of the floor was carpeted, but was otherwise wood. A railing stood opposite my door and looked out over a small foyer. The stairs were against the wall twenty feet to my left,
