I sat with Lia and Andrea, feeling the weight of everything on my shoulders. The conversation from earlier lingered, but something tugged at my thoughts. Kayla. I hadn't seen her this morning, and a flicker of worry sparked in me.
“How’s Kayla?” I asked suddenly, breaking the quiet. “Have you seen her today?”
Lia and Andrea exchanged a look before Andrea spoke, her voice soft. “Kayla’s no longer in the dungeon.”
I felt a wave of relief rush through me, and I couldn’t help but smile. “She’s been released? That’s amazing!” My heart lifted, a rare moment of happiness pushing away the cloud of disappointment from earlier. Maybe things were finally starting to look up.
But Andrea’s face didn’t match my excitement, and my smile faltered. “Ayra, she wasn’t released,” Andrea said carefully. “S
