*Sasha*

I woke up in a little hut. Gasping, I sat bolt upright and looked around. I barely registered that my body wasn’t in immense pain anymore.

“Sasha, shh. It’s okay.”

Lucas’s strong, firm voice grounded me. His arms were around me in a second and he held me against his chest.

“Where are we?”

“A local village in Lycenna. Apparently, there are still some residents living here, despite us thinking it was ...