Mort - duty

“There is a price, though,” he added. “You must complete the Duty first.”

“Ysabell?” said Mort. She looked at the page in front of her.

“He means it,” she said. “If you don’t then everything will go wrong and he’ll drop back into Time anyway.”

All three of them turned to look at the great clock that dominated the hallway. Its pendulum blade sawed slowly through the air, cutting time into little pieces.

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