It was obvious Rohan didn't want me to participate (and honestly neither did I) and his movements with the blade made it clear he took no joy in this, not like Drio had when I met him. I would have left Rohan to it, but when I reached for the door he stopped, words on his lips I didn't need to hear to decipher: please don't leave me alone, not in this darkness.

My ass went numb from the iron floor, plus weird green demon fluids that had missed the drain had soaked my shoes, but I ...