Ceraun awoke long before the bell, unable to sleep, he could imagine that the others also laid awake in their pallets thinking of the same things. They were given no information on what to expect, walking up to a guard to inquire only spelled doom and no one who had been drafted into the army had ever returned. Well, it was too late to back out now. Getting up so early wouldn't be idea, even if there was a possibility that the others were also awake, it wasn't exactly the nicest thing to do, moving around so early. So instead, Ceraun remained on his pallet, restless and staring into the depthless darkness of his room. He could feel that it was close to dawn, yet it was so dark outside that he started to rethink that, wondering if he had not just slept for a few hours then woken up aga

