As if he was thinking otherwise, he shook his head sideways and went to the gathering hall. Elle like a pet followed blindly . Ariel hissed repeatedly. At least, the torture was over for now.
That was a good thing, even though she knew it would be short-lived. She tried to stand up, but her legs had gone soft due to the fear from earlier, so she wobbled and fell back on her butt with a thud.
She groaned with pain, but she knew that the longer she stayed here, the more danger she was in.
Furthermore, she gritted her teeth and, after much effort, pushed herself to stand on her two feet.
Her leg was still shaky, but she pushed on and began walking away.
She had just stepped past the threshold when she was dragged in another direction harshly.
From the whiff of sandalwood coming from the
