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Also I know that many of you are dieing to her about what Kat is hiding but sadly I don't reveal that till book two so you'll just have to wait! MWAHAHAHAHAHA!

Thought you'd want to know.

I waited for Meggie to come back that night. I was worried about Kat and her injury and everything too and I couldn't take my mind off that cause no one was here to talk too.

I sighed and lay down on my bed... and felt something hard under my pillow. Cautiously I reached into my pillow case and found- a walki- talki?

"Kat" I muttered smiling. She must've slipped it under my pillow when I wasn't looking.

I pressed the talk button "Hello? Kat?"

No response for a few seconds then "Callypso! You found it." Kat's voice sounded tired and weak.

"Yes I did you sly devil." I rolled my eyes "How's your arm?"

"I'll live" she sighed "Hurts like Hell though, and I lost alot of blood. I actually passed out for 15 minutes. Mo fixed it up though so I'm good."

"Good" I felt relieved "So what's the walki talki all about?"

"Well if we're going to make a plan to get you guys out of here we figured we'd let you two in on it two. We all need to contribute." Kat explained.

"Great" I said "Any ideas on your part?"

"Farid thinks we can maybe set the village on fire. Dustfinger taught him alot. By the way, do you know where he is?"

"Last time I checked? Hanging in a net in the church. But he's fine other than that." I said in a false cheery voice.

"I'll pass on the good news" Kat said sarcastically.

I was about to say more but I heard the door being unlocked "Be right back" I hissed cutting off the signal and hiding in my pillow case.

Basta shoved Meggie back through the door and closed it again without even stopping to say hello! I'm hurt.

I brought the walki talki back out "Ok, we're clear. Anyway, I'll let you know when we have a plan Kat."

"Gotcha. Over and out. God I've always wanted to say that." the line went dead and I smiled and shook my head.

"What was that all about?" Meggie asked.

"Kat snuck a walki talki into my room." I shrugged stashing it under my pillow. "So what happened with the trial run."

Meggie held up a shaking little tin solidier. Guess that was all the answer I needed.

"Oh. Guess that means you'll be reading out the shadow tommorow night hmm?"

Meggie nodded wordlessly and sat down on the bed looking glum. "The Magpie says she'll get me again to see the passage I'll be reading tommorow."

"Hmm..." I thought for a moment "Meggie, I think that I'm going to try one more test just to be sure." I pulled out my pen and the oddessy and began to write.

The next day when the Magpie summoned Meggie to see the passage she would be reading from Inkheart Callypso refused to let Meggie go alone. She didn't want Meggie to go alone. After some persuasion she and Meggie were led to where the Magpie waited.

Meggie read over the passage and nodded "Yeah ok. That sounds good."

I hid the book back under my matress "Let's just hope it works."

Meggie jumped as the sound of gunshots echoed through the night and she ran to the window to look around "Guns. Do you think the gaurds saw-"

"No there probably shooting at cats or something" I shrugged but I found myself worrying where Kat was too.

Meggie didn't sleep well that night. I heard her tossing and turning below me just trying to sleep.

I hesitated then reached for the Walki Talki. "Kat?" I said in a low whisper "Are you there?"

No answer, just static.

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