She gripped the ring and tugged, but it did not give. She pulled harder, Innes’s hand limp beneath hers, then froze. This was what Innes had meant when she’d said she couldn’t give Briony the title even if she wanted to. The champion’s ring couldn’t be removed. But Briony knew how powerful the Deathly Slumber was. If she left Innes there, outside the border of the tournament grounds, she would automatically forfeit her life when the Blood Veil fell. And if she dragged Innes into the boundary and left her there, even with a camouflage spell, the other champions would pick her off within
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