ALDRIC
The guards came for us exactly when I expected them to.
The cell door swung open, and two sentinels stepped inside. They did not bother with formalities anymore. One of them grabbed my arm and hauled me to my feet. The other did the same to Ronan.
The chains stayed on.
We were walked out of the cell and into the corridor. The stone walls felt colder than they had before. The dampness had settled deeper into the air.
Ronan's mother shook the bars as Ronan disappeared from her line of sight.
I looked back to see Teagan pressed against the far wall with her hands clasped in front of the bars. Her face was red and swollen from crying.
"Ronan," she screamed and her voice cracked upon doing so. "Please. Please listen to me."
The sentinel holding Ronan tried to push him forward faster so nobody would have to hear her grating voice. But it carried anyway.
