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"You're going to be in so much trouble tomorrow when everyone finds out you stopped me
from reporting what I know.”
"Tell me.”
"It's private guardian stuff.”
I gave her as hard a stare as I could manage. It must have worked, because she finally stood up
and pulled out a cell phone. She called someone—Dimitri, I hoped—but murmured too low for
me to hear. We waited several minutes, and then the door leading to the stairs opened. Dimitri
appeared, fully dressed and alert, though I felt pretty sure we'd pulled him out of bed.
He took one look at me. "Lissa.”
I nodded.
Without another word, he turned around and started back down the stairs. I followed. We
walked across the quad in silence, toward the imposing Moroi dorm. It was "night" for the
vampires, which meant it was daytime for the rest of the world. Mid-afternoon sun shone with a
cold, golden light on us. The human genes in me welcomed it and always sort of regretted how
Moroi light sensitivity forced us to live in darkness most of the time.
Lissa's hall matron gaped when we appeared, but Dimitri was too intimidating to oppose. "She's
in the bathroom,” I told them. When the matron started to follow me inside, I wouldn't let her.
"She's too upset. Let me talk to her alone first.”
Dimitri considered. "Yes. Give them a minute.”
I pushed the door open.
"Liss?”
A soft sound, like a sob, came from within. I walked down five stalls and found the only one
closed. I knocked softly.
"Let me in," I said, hoping I sounded calm and strong.