Chapter 10

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Kaz, Inej, and the Conductor the man who smuggles Grisha across the fold from the Little Palace stood in front of the fold. The conductor, named Arken as they discovered, trudged across the open area in front of the fold.

Both Crows began to follow until they saw the sign warning them of landmines.

"We'll wait." The young leader announces
"follow the path you carve." The conductor stops and looks over his shoulder to see them looking at the sign.

"Oh, that sign was my idea to keep people away. Can't be to careful." He laughs before proceeding closer to the fold. The crows share a look before following Arken.

"It's one thing hearing about it but this is..."Inej says trailing off as she stares at the black wall of mass in front of her.

"Nothing compared to what lies within." Arken states before handing inej the torch and walking away into the darkness. A few seconds later the conductor comes back with a train.

"There," he said. "So, goat, jurda... thank you.
Now we're just waiting on..."

As if on cue, gunshots fired with their heads snapping in the direction of the sound. At the front of the chase was Jesper, shouting at the three.

"Wait for me!" Jesper's voice echos throughout the area. Gunshots rang all around with a large crowd chasing after Jesper.

"They can't see the train." Arken panics hurriedly packing the train with the essentials to get across the fold.

"Jesper, get here now!" Kaz called out.

"Leave the lantern!" Inej shouted.

"Ladmines!" Jesper yells hysterically. A gunshot hit the sign, making Jesper jump as he dropped the lantern, deciding to take his chances with the landmines rather than those who wanted to kill him. "Oh, wait for me! Don't you go without me!"

"They can't see the train." Arken panics hurriedly packing the train with the essentials to get across the fold.

Jesper jumped into the train and Inej slammed the door behind them quickly.

"Please tell me you have the 20 pounds of alabaster coal!" Arken pleads.

"Slight snag in the plan, turns out the kid who was helping me buy the coal didn't exactly know how to, uh, buy coal." Jesper spun trying to hide the truth, though Kaz saw right through him.

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