Ivor has given me no command. Might I possibly pass through the Between Gate, find the Prince? Might I release him from this foolish Obligation and set him free? Apologize for my foolishness. Tell him how I hate myself for what I’ve done to him. But I never come anywhere near the gate. Long before it’s in sight, some invisible tether stops me so hard, I nearly choke. My hands fly to my throat even as I fall to my knees. I bow over, my bare back prickling at the cold wind like a shivering finger trailing up my spine. And so I remain for some while. Weeping. Alone. Cursing myself for the fool I
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