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Chapter 86: Self-Sacrifice

Ivy's POV

“We need to move.”

The words leave my mouth in a hiss. I scoop Princess Sylvia up into my arms, praying I’m not jostling her too badly as I look frantically around the cave for somewhere tucked-away to hide her.

“What are you doing?” Princess Sylvia whispers angrily, pushing at my chest weakly. “Put me down!”

“Fine.” I’ve already found where I need her to be anyway.

I set her down behind a little stone outcropping that will hopefully conceal her from view, then grab a couple strewn-about sticks and leaves and scatter them nearby. My haphazard heap of materials mostly obscures the princess from immediate view, looking almost like the abandoned nest of some long-gone critter. I pray it’s enough to divert any attention away from her.

The footsteps continue to shuffle around the woods, but I can’t quite manage to gauge their distance.

“I’m gonna need you to be real quiet, now,” I whisper.

My plan is simple: I’m going to use myself as a diversion to distract whoever’s out t
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