The light came on suddenly and Sage recoiled back, holding her hand up to cover her eyes. She took a moment to let her eyes adjust, blinking quickly. There were several candles that cast light, chasing away the darkness.

Sage could see she was in a cave, the walls gray and cold. Opposite her sat a gated wall like a prison cell. Her space wasn’t very big which explained why she ran into dead ends in the dark. She peered forward, searching for her friend.

Her ...