Chapter 4: The Enemy's Shadow

My new “cell” was a small, spartan room attached to the back of the main guardhouse. It had a narrow cot, a rough-hewn wooden chair, and a single, high window barred with iron. The door was thick oak, but it remained unlocked. The most effective lock was the invisible one tying me to Kaine, who had taken up residence in the guardhouse’s main room, just beyond my door. I could feel his presence like a fire on the other side of a wall, a constant, agitated warmth. The hours after the trial...