Breakthrough

"Stay inside!" Lucius shouted towards the cabin as the mist began to press in around him. The glow from Rena's light spell was dimming slightly, but it seemed she was trying her hardest to keep it going, even though she likely could not see through the barrier that now separated them.

He glanced around the shrunken space that was maintained for him thanks to the light spell. He could not hear anything from his surroundings, yet he could tell that the man was watching him from the mist. The pressure exerted by this person's hateful gaze was immense.

"You were not one of the ones who imprisoned me. You did not starve me. You did not hate me simply because of this mark…not like the hunters did. They got what they deserved. They earned their punishment."