~CASSIAN

Nyra’s question echoed in my head, yet I couldn’t bring myself to reply.

I felt defeated, broken, and trapped between walls.

Every step I took weakened me further inside.

My problem was at its very climax, and I knew that if I couldn’t find a solution, then my brothers were ruined.

That witch had been my only hope. I had held on to her… tortured her… in hopes that one day, she would tell me how to help my brothers— or she would take away their pain.

But none of that ...