Nerissa POV
Kaelor's knock came a second time.
Zayden's arms didn't move immediately.
He stood with me held against his chest for one more second. Like he was choosing to finish the moment before the fortress pulled him back into it.
Then he stepped back,his hands moved to my face briefly.
"Stay in this room," he said.
"What's happening?" I asked.
"I don't know yet," he said. "Stay here until I do."
He crossed to the door and opened it.
Kaelor stood in the corridor with his dark eyes carrying urgency that his face almost never showed. Behind him two Obsidian warriors in full gear stood at ready positions.
Full gear at sunrise meant whatever happened wasn't small.
"What is the problem?" Zayden said.
"Renn's report," Kaelor said. “And something else. The cells,one of the eleven.
