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WILLOW

I t took me a moment but I finally unfroze.

“What just happened? Where is it?” I exclaimed. I looked around the bed and bent to examine the footboard, but the iron door that had led into The Pit was gone now—it had vanished utterly.

But where was Kael? Was he stuck in the Hellscape I had witnessed through the open doorway?

He must be, I decided and suddenly I felt tears stinging my eyes.

“I don’t want to lose you,” he’d said to me just a few hours before. I felt the same way about him—I couldn’t lose him this way!

“I need to get help,” I said out loud. I started for the bedroom door, only to realize I was stark naked. Rushing to the dresser, I dug for anything to wear but everything was jumbled up—I hadn’t unpacked my duffle very neatly.

I saw a glimmer from the corner of my eye and realized the cottage was trying to help. Rushing over to the bed, I found a complete outfit from underwear to boots including jeans that were just my size and a red sweater that fit me perfectly too.

I pulled it all on as fast as I could and rushed out the doorway. I had to find Goody Albright—she was the only one I could think of who might be able to help me rescue Kael from The Pit!