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“What do you mean?” Asher questioned him as he took a step forward. “Where is she?”
Wilmot shook his head “I have no idea. She was ordered to remain in her room, but she has disappeared.”
“When was she last seen?” Asher persisted.
“An hour ago. A servant took food up to her,” Wilmot told him.
Asher looked around the empty grounds. “Then has a search begun to find her?”
The general tapped the cigar ashes onto the ground. “We were waiting for you to do that, Lord High Exorcist. After all, this is your specialty.”
Asher shot him a sharp look before he turned to me. “You should stay here while we go look for her.”
“But-”
Asher shook his head. “There’s no telling what dangers may lay in wait in these woods, so it’s best you remain inside until I return.”
The general eyed m
