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Show -65- aoon the fog got so dense she had to stop. She pulled Verus from her pocket, and her glow penetrated the mist. A half hour later,, they broke through the fog, and for the first time in days, Sandy saw the sunshine! "Look, Verus! Sunshine! We must be near the cliff edge!" "Yes, we are," said her image, "but look what lies ahead!" Sandy looked to the top of the trail, and there standing grotesquely against the clear blue sky - was an ugly stone castle! Sandy darted back into the fog, but as she did, she heard low voices wafting up the trail below her! She panicked and ran ahead again. The upper trail was carved out of stone, and high walls flanked it on either side, so she had no place to go except toward the castle. Rogare and his men had now emerged from the fog, and seeing the girl, darted after her. She ran toward the castle entrance, then stopped.. More soldiers, with bristling spears, had barged out of the massive doorway. Seeing no other way, Sandy shoved Verus into her hip pocket and headed for the outer castle wall. She climbed it quickly and glanced down. The soldiers were climbing after her. The wall was wide and encircled the castle. As Sandy ran along the top, she saw soldiers come toward her from the other direction! She looked over the edge of the wall and froze. She was directly over the sheer cliff edge! WHIZ J The soldiers were throwing their spears at herl |