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I knew sleep would not be mine again that night, so I flung aside the sheets and swung my legs over the side of the bed. A sharp pain erupted from my bandaged hand, and I clutched my aching limb just above the wrist. The pain lingered for a few moments before it faded.
“Damn it. . .” I murmured as I stood.
I had to beat this. I just had to.
I threw on my coat and shoes, and tiptoed down the stairs. Gwill didn’t make his appearance as I slipped out the door, and I was soon to learn why. As I approached the fountain in the gardens I overheard a pair of voices. They were loud and angry.
“I feel like I’m talking to that statue you placed on the other side to capture that girl!” Gwill’s voice shouted.
I reached the entrance, but stepped aside and peeked around the last bush and i
