Zade led me down a second hallway and a stone-covered pathway until we reached a spiral staircase. We followed it all the way down until the smell of decay seeped up my nose and rats stood gnawing on bones in the corners- I realized that we were in the Council's dungeon. 

I stared at his back when he opened a door and his emotionless expression did little to ease my nerves, especially when he refused to say a word about where he was taking me.

Sewer water leaked from the pipes ...