Arella’s POV
It was easy to find the door out of there. It was the only door that looked like it was made of solid steel and took ten men to open. Still, I pushed down the lock and sent a still prayer of thanks to the Lord above, when I found it unlocked. With a grunt, I pushed it open and was hit by the cool, fresh air of the darkening forest. The scent of pine and earth was a welcomed change to the musty, suffocating atmosphere of the dungeon...
Silence!
I didn’t trust it! Perhaps I truly had watched one too many horror movies because I didn’t like how quiet everything felt. Before I let the kids out, I took a quick look around. The trees stretched high and thick, their branches creating a maze of shifting shapes as the wind rustled through them. The shadows felt alive, like silent se
