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~Tove

I rush up to the room, pressing my back against the closed door.

This may be wrong, but I need to get out of here...just for a bit. I need to think this over, and more importantly, I need to determine whether I am safe to come back her.

Keo may have changed, but it is my life I am gambling with. I need to be careful.

I have no bag, so I make quick work of pulling clothes from the dresser, piling them into a sheet I lay out on the floor. Once it is full of all that I will need, I wrap it up and tie it until I'm satisfied it won't come apart as I make a break for it.

From there, I'll get my bearings, Mary, and then I'll leave again before Keo can catch up to me.

I just need to find a train station before dawn. Then, Keo will wake, and expect me to be down for breakfast.

Just as I turn to choose an outfit that will be appropriate for running through the night, the door to the bedroom opens tentatively.

I practically throw myself as far from the dresser as possible.

Keo leans agains