Chapter 71

• "Quick! Help me!" I shouted to Anya.
• She immediately knelt on the other side and put Japen's arm around her shoulder. Together, we lifted him up. His head drooped forward—he was completely unconscious.
• I gripped his arm tightly around my shoulder as Anya and I moved towards the gate. I had already instructed Robert to wait outside the gate, and I hoped he was there. It was past ten in the evening, and we had planned for Japen to be there by nine-thirty.