"Stay here tonight. Do not go back to the old chapel. Tomorrow I'll s

from the bed. "I'm n

h, Adrian had alread

ter resting a little and recovering some

by Adrian now, but I had come

ge stood waiting in front

the wheel and quietly adjusted the direction of the falling

the gate, and I could send the

idn't kill him outright, it wou

er mechanism, pretending

eping over the wheel before landing on my f

shed him a smile a

rom overhead, which was beauti

nly realized wha

I looked up, and the col

erent iron ring. The boulder wasn't falli

ed over the loose rope and c

in an instant. He threw both hands up a

s, and blood streamed down

ground, looki

split second, I felt mixed feelin

and his stomach completely exposed, th

a moment's hesitation, I snatched the

Holding the boulder with one hand, he

de, and it crashed to the ground. The ground split open

ady myself, he yanked m

ctually curled into a faint smile. "You've tried to kil

dagger ached within his grip. "Because I'

drian's face f

me, then suddenly let go of m

side, blood dripping onto

s back, feel

ll him, but I had succ

led back to the old chapel, tucking the

agic circle had been. Then, behind the can

o find an incomplete sentence i