Chapter Forty-Nine
Brianne
Brianne followed the guard to the cell where Macklyn was kept. Upon returning Elden to the Caelian capital yesterday, she’d asked if she could talk to Macklyn. Word had finally been brought to her that she could.
The guard stopped to unlock another gate and followed her through before he locked it behind them. She was tempted to ask how many more gates there were, but she guessed if it kept prisoners from escaping, what did it matter?
The guard opened yet another gate, but this time, he didn’t follow her through. “Fifth cell on the right.” He gestured in the direction before he closed the gate and locked it.
Brianne slowly turned to face the direction he had indicated, taking a single step forward. She hadn’t expected to be locked in here too. A glance over
