ng open every door that would budge, and memorized the sta

for death, but I still needed t

ter I had succeeded

ht along and scattered it along the floor as I walked. Then I deliberately w

confirmed that Adrian

at, only heading back through the main hall a

per I went, the colder it got, and I could sme

nd walked to the end of the corridor, where I fi

ith many strange runes, no

the old

ard the sound of a woman weeping while sa

he door at once and listened carefully,

and starts. I couldn't ma

ghten up, I suddenly heard a

body wen

Sarah's

with all my strength,

ger into a rusted lock, and threw

hain finally snapped and crashed to

both hands against the stone door and pushed with all th

the sickly sweet scent

ap sideways and shouted,

e ans

side the chapel, but only an altar w

al white candles; their fla

arlier had vanis

d out once, but

reached the altar, I spotted Sarah's

y knees at once and wiped the dust

staken. It reall

Before I could finish, the magic ci

shot into my right arm, seizing control of my arm and forci

eft hand, trying to stop myself from pu

t hand refu

to my throat, and its tip was

nderstood that Adrian hadn'

go near this place, precisely to plant suspicion in

th his own hands. All he had to do was hide i

ard the door. "You went through all this trouble to lure me

no answe

skin, and warm blood trickled

go numb, and the hand pressing

down my cheeks

rian had laid, without ever uncovering