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bed.”
“We should just tie him to it,” Steffen suggested.
“That’s not necessary,” Basen said through his exhaustion.
“It might be,” Alabell said. “There have been cases of people worsening their wounds and dying while on caregelow. So if you can sleep, you’ll be fine.”
Now that he no longer needed to worry about dying, he could feel the anger burning within his chest. It was Sanya who’d killed Nick and Alex, and she’d almost killed him but changed her mind for reasons he didn’t yet understand. She did not deserve to go free.
“What happened to Sanya?” he asked.
“We haven’t heard anything yet,” Alabell said. “Except some people claimed they heard a trumpet coming from the south.” She glanced askance at Steffen.
“I did hear it.”
“You think you heard it.”
“Fine, I think I heard it.”
Basen’s pain quickly faded, no doubt an effect of the caregelow. His anger dissolved as well, replaced by curiosity. Sanya had been incredibly knowledgeable about portals as she’d discussed this spiritual world. He gasped as he realized something. She must’ve found a way to visit that world.
The akorell stone. Suddenly he had so many questions for her. But the most important was whether she was telling the truth about any of it. Was Basen really killing spirits in this other world every time he opened a portal? She sounded so certain.
“Sanya told me many things,” he said, his words slurred. An involuntary chuckle came out. “I sound drunk.”
“What did Sanya tell you?” Steffen asked.
“Steffen, he needs to rest.” Alabell put her warm hand on his head. Her touch was as blissful as slipping into bed after a long day. He put his hand on top of hers so she wouldn’t take it away.
“Don’t move,” he muttered.
She smiled. “You must rest before the effects get worse.”
He vaguely noticed the room was emptier by then. He glanced at Annah beside him. She was asleep while a chemist sat at her side with her wrist in his hand so he could feel her pulse.
Basen caught himself speaking without choosing to. “This caregelow is strong ! Alabell, you’re beautiful. Let me touch your beautiful face.” He reached out for it, but she leaned away. He knew he was acting like a fool, but he didn’t care. He wanted to touch her.
Alabell shushed him as she looked embarrassed. “Just go to sleep,” she whispered.
He heard someone run into the room and sat up to find Reela out of breath.
“Where were you?” he asked.
Steffen forced him back down. “Rest, Basen.” But he fought to stay awake as Reela spoke.
“Cleve and Effie never saw Sanya. They alerted the wall guards, but it was too late. One of the southern guards saw her jump over the wall. He didn’t know what to make of it, so he blared his trumpet instead of shooting at her. She fled into Raywhite Forest.”
“She told me many things,” Basen said in excitement. “I know I should be mad at her, but you won’t believe what she told me!”
Reela lifted an eyebrow. “Caregelow?” she asked Steffen.
“Yes, can you put him to sleep?”
“No!” Basen yelled.
“I can’t if he resists it strongly enough.”
“Then I shall resist!”
Alabell leaned over him. “Basen,” she cooed, “just remember everything she told you and tell us when you wake up. I know you don’t want to sleep. No one ever does while on caregelow, but do it for me. Please.”
“All right. For you.” It took all of his willpower to let go of his urge to tell them about Sanya. But there was one last thing that came to mind that he had to say.
“With her gone, I no longer have to worry.” Prickles spread over his skin. Tears of joy welled in his eyes. “I can sleep.”
Reela put her hand on his head, and he fell asleep instantly.
CHAPTER EIGHT
It was Sanya’s first time in Raywhite Forest at night. Ghostly white fallen leaves were sprinkled on the black dirt, and short streams led to small pools of still
“We should just tie him to it,” Steffen suggested.
“That’s not necessary,” Basen said through his exhaustion.
“It might be,” Alabell said. “There have been cases of people worsening their wounds and dying while on caregelow. So if you can sleep, you’ll be fine.”
Now that he no longer needed to worry about dying, he could feel the anger burning within his chest. It was Sanya who’d killed Nick and Alex, and she’d almost killed him but changed her mind for reasons he didn’t yet understand. She did not deserve to go free.
“What happened to Sanya?” he asked.
“We haven’t heard anything yet,” Alabell said. “Except some people claimed they heard a trumpet coming from the south.” She glanced askance at Steffen.
“I did hear it.”
“You think you heard it.”
“Fine, I think I heard it.”
Basen’s pain quickly faded, no doubt an effect of the caregelow. His anger dissolved as well, replaced by curiosity. Sanya had been incredibly knowledgeable about portals as she’d discussed this spiritual world. He gasped as he realized something. She must’ve found a way to visit that world.
The akorell stone. Suddenly he had so many questions for her. But the most important was whether she was telling the truth about any of it. Was Basen really killing spirits in this other world every time he opened a portal? She sounded so certain.
“Sanya told me many things,” he said, his words slurred. An involuntary chuckle came out. “I sound drunk.”
“What did Sanya tell you?” Steffen asked.
“Steffen, he needs to rest.” Alabell put her warm hand on his head. Her touch was as blissful as slipping into bed after a long day. He put his hand on top of hers so she wouldn’t take it away.
“Don’t move,” he muttered.
She smiled. “You must rest before the effects get worse.”
He vaguely noticed the room was emptier by then. He glanced at Annah beside him. She was asleep while a chemist sat at her side with her wrist in his hand so he could feel her pulse.
Basen caught himself speaking without choosing to. “This caregelow is strong ! Alabell, you’re beautiful. Let me touch your beautiful face.” He reached out for it, but she leaned away. He knew he was acting like a fool, but he didn’t care. He wanted to touch her.
Alabell shushed him as she looked embarrassed. “Just go to sleep,” she whispered.
He heard someone run into the room and sat up to find Reela out of breath.
“Where were you?” he asked.
Steffen forced him back down. “Rest, Basen.” But he fought to stay awake as Reela spoke.
“Cleve and Effie never saw Sanya. They alerted the wall guards, but it was too late. One of the southern guards saw her jump over the wall. He didn’t know what to make of it, so he blared his trumpet instead of shooting at her. She fled into Raywhite Forest.”
“She told me many things,” Basen said in excitement. “I know I should be mad at her, but you won’t believe what she told me!”
Reela lifted an eyebrow. “Caregelow?” she asked Steffen.
“Yes, can you put him to sleep?”
“No!” Basen yelled.
“I can’t if he resists it strongly enough.”
“Then I shall resist!”
Alabell leaned over him. “Basen,” she cooed, “just remember everything she told you and tell us when you wake up. I know you don’t want to sleep. No one ever does while on caregelow, but do it for me. Please.”
“All right. For you.” It took all of his willpower to let go of his urge to tell them about Sanya. But there was one last thing that came to mind that he had to say.
“With her gone, I no longer have to worry.” Prickles spread over his skin. Tears of joy welled in his eyes. “I can sleep.”
Reela put her hand on his head, and he fell asleep instantly.
CHAPTER EIGHT
It was Sanya’s first time in Raywhite Forest at night. Ghostly white fallen leaves were sprinkled on the black dirt, and short streams led to small pools of still
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