I blinked, and the memory was gone. “You sure do know a lot about the king.” I was going to say more, but I suddenly felt as if a rubber band attached to my belly button had contracted, yanking me toward the other end. I’d been too far away, gone too long. Without another word, I turned and ran down the corridor, away from him. Gone was all desire to fight with him. I was being summoned. Every fiber in my being was drawn, the same way it was the last time I was here. “Where are you going? Slow down!” he called behind me. I couldn’t have slowed if I’d wanted to, and I didn’t. I’d come here for
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