Marked
he finally said.
I could hear the disappointment in his voice. He had clearly expected to find the sword here. I was sorry, and felt somehow to blame. I, too, was frustrated by all the clues. I leaned back myself, settling in for what I assumed might be a long search. At least this place had yielded a clue. At least it wasn’t a dead end. Now, at least, we held a key. But to what?
Before I could finish the thought, I suddenly keeled over in pain. I was struck by a hunger pang, worse than any I’d ever had. I could barely catch my breath.
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