(Adrnia)
When they took away Aziel, the tiny hope I had been clinging to almost vanished. He had become like a son to me, filling in the void Rigel's absence had left inside me. They must have killed him just to get back at Amaia and break me completely.
They changed my cell, reduced the food ration, and tried to take away the last of the sanity I was left with.
I don't know how much time went by. Head against the hard floor, I closed my eyes. The pain in my chest was unbearable.
Every fibre of my existence missed Rigel. What did they even do to him? Was he killed in the attack or did they take him away and torture him too?
My mind played back the moments I gave birth to my sons. Because of complications, the crone ordered a C-section. I don't know who operated. It had to be one of the royal physicians. When I came to my senses, the body of a dead child was shown to me. He was blue with his eyes closed.
