Kieran wakes up with a jerk. It feels like he’s been submerged in water for a long time as he pants hard and fast.“Kieran,” He jerks his head fast to the side, staring wide-eyed at Sage, who stares back at him with a concerned face. “Sage,”“Are you okay?” Sage reaches out and brushes the strand of hair in his face. “You have been unconscious for days.”Finally, Kieran makes out his surroundings. He’s in a cell, larger than the ones in Ashbourne; the floors are cleaner, and the space is too bright for a dungeon, but Kieran realizes he and Sage are not the only ones in the cell.There’s his father, who’s leaning against the wall; Lena, who has her knees to her chest; and Cassian, who’s holding a wounded Riven to his chest. “W-what happened?” He asks, looking back at Sage, who shakes his head, as if he’s unable to say.  Kieran tries to remember, but all he recalls is a pair of sinister red eyes shining down at him; the rest of his memory is a blur.“We lost Ashbroune.” Lena is the on
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