Chapter 42: No Escape“Are those… chains?” asked Aline.
Aline, Gordon, and Ellice had been walking for hours with Danette and the men under Weldon's command. After they emerged from the narrow caves, they walked along a rough path through the trees. It rained at least a few moments each hour. The small houses and huts they passed all seemed deserted and in disrepair. There was evidence of small farms and broken pens for animals, all gone now.
They finally emerged into a vast clearing. Their eyes saw the tower first. It was more like a modest square palace of stone, surrounded by a wooded barrier, very well kept considering how much it rained. From the center rose the tower. It was a simple, round stone tower. No carvings, or extra details were added to the narrow tower, except for what lo
