-Valindra- I woke up feeling so dizzy that it took me a moment to realize where I was. That tea had really hit hard, and now I found myself chained in a dark room, unable to see anything clearly. However, I could feel the wooden floorboards underneath me, indicating that I hadn’t been brought to a dungeon. It had to be an ordinary room, I concluded. “Hello?” I shouted, hoping to attract someone’s attention so I could figure out what was going on. “Lorsan?” I needed to find out what had happened to him as well. “Is anyone there?” I yelled. It took a little while, but finally, the door in front of me opened, and in came... “Hella?” I whispered. She carried a tray of food as she approached, but she couldn’t meet my gaze, and it seemed like she had been crying. “Hella? What’s happenin

