“LET ME OUT!! Let me out, please!” Millenia cried, banging on the door of her bedroom. She heard the lock on the door click and crawled away, feeling the soft carpet under her knees. “What are you doing on the floor?!” He rushed to her side. “You locked me up! Then you left me.” She sobbed, and he pulled her into his arms. “I didn’t want you going to your tower and hurting the baby or yourself for that matter. I’m sorry if I scared you.” Her shoulders shook as she sobbed. He didn’t expect her to react this way, and he should have. He should have known! Why didn’t he think? *** Bim studied Vanora, checking in her ears and under her nails for any traces of possible poison other than the chocolate. “Hmf, she needs to clean her nails.” Bim scrunched up her nose. Then she checked her

