The morning came too fast and I could tell by how people were moving that nobody slept much because the guards changing shifts looked half dead and even Penelope's eyes looked darker than usual but she didn't slow down and I tried to shake off feeling tired while following her to the yard where Jax was already waiting with Elias.

"Get in line," Jax said and his voice cut through all the noise of people dragging their shields around and I picked mine up even though my arms still hurt from ...