Natalie's POV
The vehicle stopped and I was dragged out into blinding sunlight that made my eyes water. My body still ached from using too much power in the facility. Every muscle felt like it had been torn apart and put back together wrong. I stumbled but the guards holding my arms kept me upright. Forced me forward.
We were in a courtyard surrounded by ancient stone walls that rose so high I could not see the top. The architecture was old. Medieval. But the security systems mounted on every surface were modern. Cameras. Motion sensors. Things I could not name but recognized as dangerous. Banners hung from the walls bearing a sigil I had never seen before. A crown sitting above three claws. Gold thread on black fabric.
"The Triad Court," Thorne said from behind me.
I had not realize
