Mira Pov
For a few seconds, nobody said anything. I stood frozen near the center of the room while Rowan remained by the doorway. The prisoner had gone completely silent, and somehow that made everything worse. A moment ago he was talking. Now he looked like he hadn't said a single word.
The silence stretched long enough to make my stomach twist. Then Rowan's eyes landed on me.
"Tell me," he said calmly, "what part of staying in your room sounded optional?"
I opened my mouth.
I closed it.
Then I opened it again.
"Maybe the part where nobody was answering my questions."
His expression didn't change.
"That doesn't explain why you're here."
"It explains exactly why I'm here."
The words came out before I could stop them.
"If people actually talked to me, I wouldn't have to wander
