... IT WILL HELP TO KEEP YOUR HEAD SAFE ON YOUR NECK... That part of the sentence echoed in Isabella's mind again and again and again until she could hear the words engraving themselves into the walls of her memory. "... I'm not trying to scare you..." Of course not! Isabella wasn't scared, was she? She was just... What was the word? Shaken? Yes, she was shaken to her core and scared—very scared. "... You don't seem like the type to stay out at night, so I think it will be pretty easy for you..." Isabella swallowed. She moved her head up and brought it down, nodding twice, slowly. Ralph's attention was more focused on the beauty of the lady before him, else he would have seen the fear in her eyes, and the obvious second-thoughts swarming around her head in invisible wips of smoke. "At exactly twelve at night, nobody moves, at least, for the entirety of that period. The rule also applies early in the morning by four. Trust me, this law is the most important." Isabella wishe
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