Touchstone sat at the long table in the main hall, waiting for Sabriel. Where is she? He thought.

'Take it up to her, lover boy,' Mogget said as he jumped down from where he was sat and ran out the room.

Rolling his eyes Touchstone took the tray away from the sending and places Sabriel's breakfast on to it and headed up to Sabriel's room. Hearing no answer when he knocked on her door, Touchstone opened the door to find Sabriel asleep in the chair next to her desk. She looks so cute asleep, he thought as we went over and placed the tray on the test. He was just about to walk out when he heard Sabriel call out his name. Turning around he noticed she was still asleep.

'Are you just going to stand there? Wake her up.' Mogget said as he walked in to the room.

'Mogget!' Touchstone shouted as the white cat jumped up on to Sabriel's lap and dugs its claws in to her arm. Sabriel woke up with a scream, knocking the cat off her lap. Mogget ran out of the room, Ranna ringing as he went. Yawing Touchstone walked over to where Sabriel was sat.

'Are you ok?' He asked her, bending down to get a look at her arm. The cut was not deep but it was open. Connecting himself to the charter he called up the marks he would need for a healing spell.

'Thank you,' Sabriel whispered. 'I've figured it out!'

'Figured what out?' he asked slightly confused, sitting down in the chair opposite her.

'How to get the dead out of Belisaere. We will need to get everyone out of the ruined part of the city, and if I go into that part and walk around ringing Saraneth, the binder, the dead shall be at my will and then ring Kibeth they shall walk into death. I know the plan sounds silly but I think it can be down, I've been reading The book of the dead. It's the only plan I can think off.' Sabriel said she still had not used her new bells.

Touchstone listened to Sabriel's plan, not liking the idea of her going alone. 'I'm going with you.' He said.

Sabriel shock her head. 'No you cant. You are needed you are the king. I'm the Abhorsen I can't go past the ninth gate unless there is someone to follow in my footsteps.'

'But…'

'You must stay, it gives me a reason to come back quicker.'

Touchstone nodded, 'Ok then but I still don't like the idea of you going alone.'

'I'll be fine, anyway what are you doing in here?' she asked noticing that it was morning and Touchstone was in her room.

Touchstone blushed, 'Um…. You were not down for breakfast so I brought some up to you.' He said looking over at the tray, 'But it might be cold now.'

'Thanks.' Sabriel giggled, a smile spreading across her face. His so sweet, she thought.

Touchstone got up off the chair. 'I'll go and get some bags ready,' heading for the door, 'I'll be back up later.' He said with his back to Sabriel so she couldn't see the smile spreading across his face.

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