Chapter TenSo much had happened in a fog. It took Rhea a moment to comprehend how she
had ended up here on this balcony on one of the highest towers of the
castle, while everyone else was down below. She knew their losses had been
substantial; she'd seen it before they'd caught her.
So, why had the enemy fled? It wouldn't have taken much for them to win the
battle and with it, the war.
Saras… Saras had intervened and brought her here.
Rhea turned to look for him, but she was all alone.
Dull pain throbbed in her chest. She'd been stabbed, beaten, bruised and
very nearly completely broken.
But not quite yet.
If Saras had rescued her from certain capture and probably death, then
there was hope yet.
She braved the pain and started to walk. Down the spiral stairs leading
down to t
