I had to be careful not to touch the statue with bare hands, once had been enough to burn my hand. I used the rope through one of the other windows and around to the huge hole I had made. xnx The tower was gone and in its place was the stone dragon. Every few minutes two men would stand and begin to walk around the building. I moved to one corner and looked at the statue and blinked when I saw the face removed. I looked at the cat but they both were looking at Jasmine. I knew what happened to them had not come from my daughter. I stepped back and into a hanging tapestry as servers hurried out of the kitchen and went to the dining hall. The guard peeked out door and turned to speak to someone before the fence walked out.
