I was confused; all I could think about was finding Therese, but when I tried to stand up I almost fainted. The room was spiralling round and round. Oh God, what's happened? She bent down over her sister, touching her shoulder. Something intangible had happened to Karl, a change of heart she should have anticipated but had missed.
A novice, he repeated, who must earn privileges and trust. real aura of the place, they had no regard for its age or its secrets… Charlotte paused. She lay on the bed, hearing nothing but her own heart roaring in her ears, thinking, I'm dying, I'm actually dying of fear… The faintness passed and she sat up. It's for the best.
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