Sleep didn’t grace me for long, because by the time the two lionesses had fallen asleep next to me, the darkness had neither intensified, nor decreased. Things had stayed, for the most part, the same as they had been before. Since air was a forbidden fruit, I decided a walk around the compound would be the next best thing. At least my pumping blood would serve to relieve some anxiety.
For the most part, the thin snaking corridors were illuminated with the same dingy emerald glow as my room. Safety features were highlighted through the use of the luminescent lighting, including fire doors, escape staircases, and one trapdoor, square in the middle of the corridor directly opposite the door to my room.
I strolled to the trapdoor to investigate and noticed a picture of a lioness swimming awa
