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Kerina
A slither of light creeps through the doorway. I arch my neck upward, stretching it out. A small window sits high above, carved into the wall. My head pounds from the thump I received. I try to sit up, but the movement makes me dizzy.
‘Owww,’ I groan.
Slowly, I inch my way into an upright position. The effort makes my ribs ache. I don’t recall being punched, but who knows what happened after I passed out. The only thing I remember as I slumped to the ground was Lariel watching on, doing nothing to help me.
I force myself to stand and look through the opening in the door. The effort leaves me breathless.
‘Don’t bother, you can’t see anything.’
I shrink back from the voice in the dark. ‘Lariel?’
My eyes adjust to the darkness. I scan the space to check for any other surpri
