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34 • RAEHERYS
It was still dark. Chains rattled outside the cage as the metal locks clicked and clanked.
Raeherys stood hard on his feet, preparing himself for his chance to escape as all fell into silence. But when the metal door opened, the light from the outside hurt his eyes. It almost blinded him. He heard two hunters who stepped in, grabbed him by the arms, and dragged him out of the cage.
When his eyes adjusted, he found a long tunnel extending far beyond the darkness. Stone walls carried bright lamps that illuminated the path. Then he caught a loud sound of water rushing behind. Was there a river nearby? He could make use of it to easily swim and escape this place.
Raeherys took a glance at the hunters around as he pressed his feet against the rough floor stone slabs. About ten surrounded him—all armed and dangerous.
His ears caught another clicking and clanking of metals behind his own metal cage. Fetyr … he thought. This wa
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A Symphony of Frost and Flame 42 • RAEHERYS
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