When Hadleigh awoke she was on her side. As she sat up, she winced in pain. Reaching up to her head, she felt half-dried blood and pain around her side. Broken ribs.
Then, she noticed the thick chains she was handcuffed to. She sat back and rested against the stone cave wall. Even if she pulled with all her might, she couldn’t dream of getting free. In another room, she could hear growls and shouts. She focused and heard several voices were cross-talking.
"I told you that you're getting too reckless."
"I'm only doing–"
"Are you two really having this argument again?"
The three voices stopped. Hadleigh heard everyone in the room awkwardly shift their weight in silence.
"I'm only saying that we started out with purpose. Now, look at us."
"We're doing better than when we were told wha
