Later that night, Shadow woke up to the sound of rattling coming from the kitchens nearby. Alerted, he shot up, and as surprised as he felt, he should have been in pain, but he wasn't!

How?

Suddenly, his eyes found the answer for him. Next to him sat a small jar with balm in it. When he looked at the description, it read:

Heals fast within the hour!

He clutched the jar and looked at Rose, who was fast asleep in her cot.

Guilt swept through him. He looked at the others, who were all fast asleep as well. Suddenly, Shadow caught a glimpse of Max moving.

He quietly left his bed to see him. Max wore an eye patch, and with his seeing eye, he noticed Shadow. "Hey." He smiled weakly. "Thanks for coming to save my ass."

Shadow grinned. "It's my job to look after my family."

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Max chuckled to himself. "What happened to you? I've only seen you come in front of me for a split second."

Shadow shook his head. "He slammed me against a tree. I tried to stop him, but couldn't move fast enough."

"Oh, shit!" Max whispered. "How're you feeling? How bad of a hit was it?"

Shadow shook his head again. "Not too bad. Rose examined the bruise....which I can assume has faded. Let's not worry about me, though. Let's worry about you!"

Max groaned. "I'm fine....just feel light."

"She gave you painkillers." Shadow said simply. "She said that you won't be able to shift for a while."

"Oh, Jesus Christ..." Max groaned. He then looked around him. "The.....dungeons? What are we doing here? We're gonna get caught!"

Shadow sighed. "I know.....Ebony says its safe, but we need to go after what we came for, so we need to move....soon."

"So, if Matthew's in the castle ......where would he be? We don't know where to look. Do you think there's anybody that you can talk to here?"

Shadow furrowed his brows in confusion. "I don't get what you're saying, no one but us and that psychopath is here!"

"No, I mean.....the dead. You know.......GHOSTS?" Max suggested.

Huh, he never thought of that before. Shadow then looked at him again. "If I were to start looking for ghosts....I can't be spotted....also..." He looks at his sister who was still asleep. "She's gonna kill me for this....but I will need to change ..to blend in. That's a good idea, Scratch. I'll notify Zack, he's on watch tonight."