Chapter 0817 A little thrill goes through me as I look around the Land of Darkness and realize that I am, for the first time in weeks, outside of my stupid little cage. I glance back at the little nest of pillows and blankets that I left there - that I usually sleep in at night - and a laugh bubbles out of my throat. Because I'm free - at least for now - and I'm going to get some damn answers.

I turn to my left and stride away along the distance that I think is the hall I've walked down a couple of times at Gabriel's side. I go to where I think the end should be and look left and right, trying to remember the layout of the castle. To the right is the more public parts of the palace - meeting rooms and all that - but to the left...

I take a deep breath and just go for it, knowing that experimentation is my best chance here. I stride forward a little more, reveling at the relative freedom, and then shift back to Atalaxia to see if I've made any progress.

A footman carrying a try about ten feet away from me shrieks and jumps straight in the air when I appear, staring at me like I'm a ghost. I grin at him and looking around, quite pleased to realize that I calculated correctly and am indeed in another hallway - one I haven't been in before - that leads away from the public parts of the castle.

I turn a bit, recognizing the panicked shouts somewhere around where my room should be, and laugh as I turn back to the hall - taking in the relative length and disappear again.

hall. I meet another iron fence but barely notice it, flashing back to Atalaxia, stepping a few feet forward to the point where I'm beyond the iron fence, and then flashing back to Darkness and starting to run

I am, and starting to

deal of pleasure from pissing him off. Because

where there's a wall try to shift, but it just feels likest hit something quite solid

I make quite a bit of stir when I dash barefoot and in a dressing gown down a servant's stair. Servants gasp and step eagerly out of

St

after me in full force.

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