Chapter 63

• It was almost too dark to see the targets, even with the torch I’d borrowed from the courtyard set beside them.
• I couldn’t sleep. I couldn’t sit still. I needed to get a new dictionary to read. I released the arrow and gave myself a nod of congratulations when it hit where I’d aimed. I nocked the next one, then paused when I heard someone walking through the grass.
• “I kept thinking I was lucky you’d missed and hit me where you did.” Rafael’s voice got louder as he moved closer.