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It seems to take hours Fen and Ace are both sweaty and dirty by the ti plaster off my body in vain I look down the hole they created "Hoill you get it out?" I ask

They dug a space around the casket Both ether?" asks Ace

"Together"

They push open the casket, and the lid clatters to the ground

"Shit," Fen says, looking inside

Iand pull away "What happened to hi rese a man re "We’ll never get any answers from him now"

Fen slams his fist on the side of the casket "Who ever did this kneere coo wide "Wait You think it was ain "But it was soh Council"

Realization dawns on Ace’s face "You think the vote tipped them off They knee’d come here even without permission At least, they suspected"

Fen clasps his brother’s shoulder "Arianna cannot stay with each prince It is not safe"

"But the contract no You’re right We’ll find a way"

"What does this er than we realized," says Fen "Toht we’ll head back to your world In the uards and Baron close I need to have a chat withstupid," I say

He smiles, but it’s a smile full of menace "They are the ones who should be worried"

I spend the next day working on my sword, which is nearly done thanks to Kayla’s help And that night, Fen keeps his pro for the boat to arrive at the ic mirror that hisk us back to the mansion I’hs on Fen also effects ers: the Fae who tried to kidnap st the princes All of it is tied to o for a few hours so I can enjoy my time in my world "Hoill I explain who you are to ests

"Who insists on being with lemother and visit est?"