CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHTThe Toxins Within
I should have paid more attention to Lily’s rapt awe and Hosta’s reluctance to cross Limah. In my pained, hazy arrogance, I failed to calculate his standing within this strange people group. Though I disregarded his leadership and found myself unable to see beyond his assumed role as my guard, they had no difficulty. They appeared comfortable beneath his rule. Perhaps even grateful.
The labyrinth-like warren enclosed me, sucking the life and energy from my bones. Limah permitted no visitors or entertainment, holding true to his promise of hard labour. I found the endless tunnels and vast caverns devoid of sunlight, depression hanging beneath the vaulted ceilings as a predatory mist. The creatures who made it their home walked as though bent in half b
