Chapter 11When Driada opened her eyes, she was greeted by darkness. Though she had spent many nights without light, this darkness was different. It was bone-chilling. Goosebumps appeared all over her body. She touched the ground, and her hands splashed through cold water. It felt like she was sitting on a slate of black ice.
She could hear wind blowing in the distance, as if she had been tucked away in the depths of a cavern, but there was no exit in sight. She thought she could hear wailing. But without seeing anything, it’s hard to tell…Her fear told her to stand up and run, to try and find a way out. But her wisdom told her that it would be futile to try and escape. She was in the Underworld, not an earthly prison. There would be no means of escape.
“Your eyes will adjust to the darkn
