The blood needed to be pure."My warriors brought him to me. They were powerful and there was no escape. We placed him on the stone and as the sun fail...ed, I brought down the axe. His blood fed our protections. His blood paid our debts. His blood let us grow. His blood averted ruin."He placed his last card down: Ruin. The card showed a village raised and set aflame by unseen dark terrors in the night.Prophecy finished, the Old Emperor slumped into his chair. His old bones were tired and he. I would try visit all of them tonight and look at the spot on the north east coast of the island. The first X was at the front gate on a small hillock. It only took me a few minutes of searching until I found the hidden compartment. Inside the compartment was a lever. I checked to make sure that I was alone and I flipped the lever.I heard a loud click and saw a rectangular section of turf 1' X 3' rise up an inch. I bent down and grabbed the hatch. It wouldn't lift up but it did pivot to the. I'll never make it ta my next class."I bit my lip. "Good."I picked up my books and she got hers. As we left to all but run our separate ways or be late for our next classes, she arched an eyebrow at me, "You realize, of course, that this means war." I was the one blushing after that.Alex - Fourth PeriodTiffany was in my Biology class and I was a bit surprised to see her looking flush already. "You ok?" I asked her."Uh, yeah." She looked down the hall oddly, "You know, people always tell me I'm. My children were dog-tired and I was no fresh daisy myself. Miss Green noticed our state and instructed some senior girls to show us to our beds. Gratefully we followed them and gratefully took the splendid rooms offered to us. My younger children were already asleep in a large room with dividing cubicles. The older children were shown a splendid three-roomed suite whilst I was presented with a spacious set of visitor's chambers where I gratefully slumped down exhausted on the bed. There I.