Time Of Traitors

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For the next few days, if Ada woke up, then for a short time, she slept more. She often cried in her sleep and groaned at some of her nightmares. Very soon she developed a fever, and the girl was terribly shaking all night long. Cres did not remember if he slept at all these days or if he only imagined it. Perhaps he, too, disappeared into oblivion, and when he opened his swollen eyes, he did not remember how much time had passed and whether he was alive at all. The disease soon took possession of his weakening body, at times he was unable to move even a finger, let alone care for someone else. In addition, the new scar ached more and more every day. The neck was swollen and burned with fire, causing great discomfort during rare meals. The body only now discovered the deceit and demanded that everything be according to the rules, with terrible pain and torment.

The owner of the Skin House was constantly disappearing somewhere, and until late in the evening Kres and Ada were left to th