#132 The Cells She couldn't fight Vrehan, but she could win some time and even better, perhaps find a decent weapon to use. She remembered some of the shows had warriors fight between themselves. Though they were willing or not, they ought to get their weapons from somewhere; Maybe someone would have left some inside the cells… Cassandra rushed there, trying to forget about death running after her. She knew Vrehan would kill, probably slowly and painfully too.

Kairen wasn't there to stop him, no one was. Her only nearby ally was a dragon, fighting the two horrid creatures inside. Cassandra knew she had to fend for herself. This time, there was no one to protect her. As soon as she reached the cell, her memory came back vividly, like a nightmare hitting her. She remembered being dragged here like any slave. Being thrown in a cage, on the filthy ground, with no water and no hope to survive. The weight of her chains on her limbs and neck.

She took a deep breath and chased her fear away Those were nothing but empty cells now. The ground part of the arena was all stones, with only a few openings to bring in some light here and there. Prisoners destined to die had no use for light, there was only the bare minimum. Cassandra had to squint her eyes to find her way inside, to know where to go. She couldn't have remembered where exactly to go, everything in there was the same.

Each cell was the same size as the other, the only change was its content. A putrid smell hit her as she hurried between the cells. It was like everything in there was rotten and decaying, added to the excrement left there. She felt like throwing up. This was the absolute worst. Everything she saw looked filthy, yet she had no choice but to hold on to the bars to keep going without falling. She heard the steps running after her, making her heartbeat accelerate.

Vrehan was closing in on her, following her. This was a horrible place to die, Cassandra.couldn't fathom dying in here. "I swear, once I get you, I'll hang your limbs on the Palace's gate for all to see! No more of the white witch of the mountain! His mix between her nickname and his hatred had something bitter about it. Cassandra barely listened to him, she was bent on finding her way out of there, any solution to survive this hell. Where were those weapons?

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