Betrayal

Leaving the mysterious Orion in charge of the two horses, I ran as quickly as I could back along the path and past the stables, only slowing down once the school came into view.

It would look rather suspicious if I was spotted running around the school and in the direction of the dungeon no less.

As I reached the final door of the dungeons, the two burly guards looked up, their gazes narrowing in at me.

“I’m here to question the prisoner again,” I commanded, trying to force as much authority into my voice in the hopes that it would drown out the ever-growing levels of anxiety that were building within my chest.

One wrong move, and all of this would be for nothing.

The guards spared each other a look, before opening the door. I could feel their eyes burning into my back as I moved past them, a nervous energy sparking in the air that tingled along my skin and sent the hairs on my arm standing on end.

It wasn’t until I had moved past the line of magicians along the corridor, that I