Reese’s POVI wasn't brought outside with chains or any restraints this time. Maybe he trusted me to behave.Honestly, I was too tired to do anything.Two rogues came for me, standing at the mouth of the cave. They didn’t speak. They never did. Just walked over and pulled me up, pushing me gently to move forward.I stood slowly, every muscle tight. They walked behind me, not close enough to restrain, not far enough to escape. I could feel their eyes crawling up my spine, waiting for me to run so they’d have a reason to break me open.But I didn’t give them the pleasure.The Bishop sat exactly where he always did. On the same stone slab underneath the night sky. He smiled when he saw me.That warm, familiar grin that never reached his eyes.“Reese,” he greeted softly, as if we were old friends. “You look well.”I didn’t answer, just sat across from him. A rogue approached with a bowl and I nearly flinched when I saw it.Steam curled upward from the surface, the smell thick and uninvit
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