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His twin chuffs. "By that, you mean illegal, right?"
"We can't break any more laws," I insist. "Not unless it's absolutely necessary."
I'm not risking any more of them. Not unless this turns into an actual life or death situation for Caspian. At the moment, the issues are mostly hypothetical. I don't want that to change.
"Okay. I'll go find Cade now." She leaves before either of us can say anything.
"When did she stop avoiding him?" I ask Ryan.
He shakes his head. "I thought they were still in denial about the fact they want to date," he admits. "I'd prefer them not to."
"Because..."
"He's not the only guy she's dating," he admits sheepishly.
I chuckle despite the stress of the situation. "We're best friends," I point out. "We tell each other everything."
Horror crosses his face.
"Don't worry, she draws the line at talking about you." I kiss his cheek, enjoying having one up on him for once.
"But she can't have a relationship like that."
"And yet, you're fine with me having one?" I raise an eyebrow. "Double standards aren't attractive, Ryan," I tease.
He's saved from answering by my bedroom door swinging open and an irate Thomas stepping into the room.
I uncurl from Ryan's arms. Not because I'm embarrassed being seen there. Only that I think it's a little rude for me to be so close to one person and not the other.
"Are you alright?" I ask.
He's flustered, and I don't like it. But I also don't know what I can do about it.
"They have him locked up in Gevang Prison."
I gulp. That's not good. I've heard rumours about that one. We all have. It's supposed to be the most secure facility in the world for keeping witches and warlocks locked up. If Caspian's there, then it must mean that they think he's a serious threat.
Which doesn't make any sense. Black magic is illegal, but we didn't get far enough to hurt anyone. Not even ourselves.
"So how do we get him out?" I ask, hoping Thomas has a better solution than I do.
If I'm unkind, then I can blame him for what happened. The black magic was his idea to begin with, and he's the one in a position of power above the rest of us. But I know he's not to blame. That rests firmly on my shoulders.
"I don't know about getting him out, but I think I can get you in as a visitor."
"You do?" I perk up.
"Someone owes me a favour, I can cash it in."
I nod eagerly.
"How long do you think that will take?" Ryan asks, trailing a hand over my lower back.
"Hard to say. But I'll push him hard and get it moving as quickly as possible," he promises.
"Thank you." I just hope he's right. I need to get to Caspian as soon as possible, then we can get him out and back to the safety of the academy.
