Chapter 90

"Our paths had brought us, turning to the right, to reach the final twist of punishment, and we were now intent on new concerns."

-Dante Alighieri, The Divine Comedy

I was baffled but also grateful that they were risking their lives to get me out of here. The problem was that Watchers were guarding the exit and I wasn't going to be much use to Paul and Cyril.

Maybe Paul was hoping that I would forget about his lies. These two were the last people that I expected to come to my rescue. Besides, Cyril was part of faction security, so he was compromising his own position.

"I wasn't supposed to be alive in the morning," I told them, lifting myself on my feet. The sharp pain made me instantly dizzy, but I tried to act like my disability didn't faze me. Elixirs or potions could take care of my injuries later on. Now all I wanted was to get the hell out of here.