Chapter 21
My cellmate looked down on me curiously, but didn’t say a word. Cautiously, I stood, and he tracked my movements with his eyes, but he didn’t move a muscle. I stood just out of range of his reach, afraid of what he would do if he grabbed me. “Hello,” I said quietly. “My name is Evianna, what’s your name?” He didn’t react at first, only watched me with ever curious eyes. I wanted to move, or to look away, but I had this strange feeling that he was assessing me as much as I was assessing him. “Salix,” he said suddenly. His voice shocked me. It was deep and melodic, almost like a baritone singer. He took a few steps back and sat down. I followed his lead and took a seat with my back pressed against the root door. “It’s nice to meet you, Salix. If you don’t mind my asking, why are you a
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