Hey people! Don't have much to say about last chapter and all the clues you should have found other than that they're really important. I happen to like this next chapter though (short as it is). Tension builds!
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Chapter 7
Peter and Edmund were still discussing the disappearance of the bottle a few hours later.
"But I don't understand it!" Peter said banging his fist on the table, "How did it disappear that quickly?"
"I don't know," Edmund replied, "Someone must have been eavesdropping on us when we were talking about it. So we now know that X is at large and all the more he's watchful, particulary of us, but suppose that someone might know something and perhaps in some random conversation it will come out and then X silences them."
"Is that possible?" Peter asked.
"Yes, someone must have heard or seen something more that they aren't telling. Hylus never filled in her testimony of where she was that night, Meg could have heard something more than a clatter, Jormun must have been out of his cabin since he's the captain, and Orest could have seen something on his way back out of Nestra's cabin. None of them seem to be telling the complete truth." Edmund said thoughtfully and he glanced up to see Peter very white, "What's wrong Peter?" Edmund asked.
"Nothing, nothing," Peter said hurriedly, "Do you think that we should patrol the corridors of Cair tonight as a precaution to prevent X?"
"That would be a good idea," said Edmund, "But it probably won't stop X. But we can try though."
That night, Peter and Edmund met in the throne room. At dinner, Lucy had begged to go with them, but Susan took charge (much to the relief of Peter and Edmund) and said that she couldn't go. Peter and Edmund both knew that it would be really dangerous and they couldn't bear to lose their younger sister get killed. Susan sensed this and invited Lucy to spend the night in her room. Lucy had half-heartedly agreed, but brightened up when Susan promised a pillow fight.
Peter and Edmund both shook hands and then Edmund went to patrol the west side of the castle while Peter went to the east. It only occured to Edmund half a second later that they, Peter and Edmund, might be the ones X was after next. He shivered. It would make sense: they had found that Nestra had been poisoned not stabbed, they knew that the bloody knife in Orest's room was a fake, and they had seen the bottle that had mysteriously disappeared on Jormun's ship. Edmund turned to check on Peter. His sword was shining at his side and his torch flickered in his left hand, he certainly looked all right. Edmund felt sure that he would be able to protect himself if X were to strike. Then Peter turned around a corner and vanished from sight leaving Edmund feeling out of the range of protection.
The night continued on and on. Edmund paused sometimes behind suits of armor or pillars to see if X was hiding and came out when Edmund was gone. He was out of luck because nothing more dangerous than a mouse (not Talking) appeared. Edmund began to feel tired and had to struggle to keep himself alert.
Edmund passed Peter once and they stopped to check up on what each other had seen. Peter hadn't seen anything and neither had Edmund. They were debating whether they should go back to bed when suddenly a scream that ended in a gurgle erupted from the west corridor.
"What was that?" Edmund asked looking around.
"I don't know, but we'd better go see!" Peter shouted as he ran towards the corridor, "You go that way, I'll go this way! Maybe we can corner X!"
Edmund ran up two flights of staircases and paused, panting heavily. It was hard work. Suddenly someone dressed in black came bolting down the hall. Edmund drew out his sword and stood in the figure's way, but the figure in black (undoubtedly X) was too fast for him. With one push from X's part, Edmund fell and tumbled down the stairs until he hit his head against the railing. He could feel hot blood trickling down his neck from the back of his head. He closed his heavy eyelids and slipped from conciousness.
As I said before, this is a really short chapter, probably even shorter than my first. Ah well, you get the idea though, X is very dangerous! Tell me what you think of it. (I particulary want to know if I've been pelting you with too many cliff hangers. If you could tell me, it would be really helpful.) REVIEW! It's a little purple button down there!
