“Just Everest. And you should stay here. No point in both of us getting punished if this goes to hell.” “Oh bother, but I would like to come. I do like secrets. This can be ours.” His shoulders dropped in disappointment, and I stepped past him into the dark passageway, the low chirruping of that little lizard sounding somewhere within the shadows. “Alright, but if we’re shoved in the gibbet for this then don’t go blaming me,” I whispered. “Oh boy, oh boy.” He raced into the passageway. “Can you close the door?” I asked, not liking the idea of shutting ourselves in here, but it was a dead
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