Maybe this wasn’t such a good idea after all…

It was too late to back out now. My teeth sank into my bottom lip as I carefully carried the tray. It was silent except for the echo of my footsteps.

Goosebumps covered every inch of my skin despite the layers of clothing I wore. It was colder down in the basement where the dungeons were.

I hated the smell.

At least most of the cells were empty. It consisted mostly of a bare room with a toilet and a thin mattress on ...