Selvara's POV

They dragged me through dark tunnels and my feet scraped against the stone floor. I could barely keep up. But the guards did not care. They just pulled harder.

"Please," I begged. "Please, let me go."

They did not answer. We climbed stairs and up and up until my legs burned. Then we stopped at a heavy wooden door. One of the guards knocked three times.

The door opened and bright light filled my eyes as I squinted and tried to see where we were. It was a large room with torches ...