SERAPHINAI did not know how long I stayed there after they threw me inside the dungeon, I sat on the cold floor with my back against the wall, wrapping my arms around myself because I could not feel anything else that made sense anymore.At first, I thought I would cry loudly, scream, beg or do something that matched the way everything inside me felt like it was breaking, but nothing like that came out, instead, I sobbed against my arms, without a sound, tears streaking down my face and that made it worse because it felt like I was disappearing without anyone even noticing.I kept thinking about what the healer said, about the way she looked at me like I had done something terrible, like I had taken something that mattered and destroyed it with my own hands, and no matter how many times I told myself it was not true, the words stayed echoing in my head in a way I could not shut out.I shook my head hard, pressing my palms against my temples like I could force the thought out, but it
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