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Prone and defenseless I writhed in pain on the ground. My sight had returned but I was unable to do anything the pain was so intense and it was unrelenting. I could hear the sound of their approach before they finally broke through the trees to stand at the edge of the small clearing we were in. My eyes sought out Alice, her name fell from my lips in amongst the gurgled noise of my pain. I knew that that she had heard me as her eyes flickered to mine for a split second before she watched the four hooded figures that stood watching.
Alice bowed her head to them, showing some kind of reverence as she spoke. "He is now yours, as agreed."
Those words chilled me to the bone.