CHAPTER 32
Cassian's POV
Moonless Court - Prison Cells
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The smell of blood is intoxicating.
I walk slowly through the prison cells, my boots echoing against the damp stone floor. The torches flicker, casting shadows that writhe across the walls like living things. In the cells, my prisoners cower. They press themselves against the cold walls, their eyes wide with fear.
Good.
Fear keeps them honest.
I stop before a particular cell. Inside, a young woman kneels on the floor. She's been beaten, her face bruised and swollen, but her eyes still burn with defiance. That's what I remember about her. That fire.
Nyra.
"You failed your mission," I say quietly.
She doesn't look at me. "I know."
"You know." I let the words hang in the air. "And yet you're still alive. Do you know why?"
