‘Let’s shift anyway!’ Cassy snickers in my head as I’m running through the labyrinth.

‘No, he said we couldn’t!’ I groan back at my wolf, making her giggle in my head.

My long gown rustles over the pavement as I run along the path of the labyrinth.

‘Honestly, running away was the stupidest idea ever,’ I say with a laugh.

‘Well, sometimes we have to play their little games to keep things interesting,’ Cassy purrs. ‘Also, speed up a little. Don’t you want to have them at our complete disposal?’

I turn another corner, hoping that the labyrinth is not as difficult to get out of, ‘You're just impossible.’

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