45. The Prison CampThe Brathadair searched Aiden and Suilan, stripping them of everything except their clothes. Some of the soldiers barked questions at them, responding to their silence with several kicks and punches. Aiden felt blood dripping from his nose, but he refused to say anything.
The woman with the keys reappeared. “Enough. Take them to the camp and lock them up. I’m sure the Master will want to speak with these two.”
Aiden and Suilan’s hands were tied and a squad of four Brathadair marched them through the wooden gates and into the Restricted Zone. They were taken through the cobbled streets, past the barracks and armouries and administrative buildings that Aiden remembered vaguely from his brief time working in the Palace. Eventually, the streets widened and merged, before e
