“You’ll have to wait until the Lieutenant gets back,” one of them shrugged, before they walked out.
Right, as if he would grant it…
I released a sigh, leaning back against the wall as I slid down slowly, until I sat on the cold stone floor. I wrapped my arms around my legs, the cold clinging to me like a parasite.
My body suddenly jolted at times, not sure if I had been dozing off or not. After a while I heard footsteps. I tangled my head until I saw who was outside.
Ashley?
“I snuck in,” she smiled easily and I snickered in return.
“Of course you did.”
“Why was Carolyn killed?” She cut right to the chase, no more sweet-talking.
“He shot her, because she was a mage,” I said, meeting her eyes dead on. She nodded slowly, taking in my words, showing no emotions or reactions in her features.
“So why did you cut the Lieutenant?”
“He taunted me and I have a bad temper,” I chuckled dryly. At that she shone, a smile lingering on her face.
“Happy you’re honest,” she said, tilting her head a bit, her eyes guarding the area towards the stairs. “But that doesn’t clarify why he pinned it on you, instead of simply telling us the truth,” she pouted, looking like a defiant child, before she gazed back at me. “Want me to break you out?”
I burst into laughter. “Thank you for the offer, but no.”
She arched a brow at me, crossing her arms.
“Then they’d really believe I was guilty, no?” I shot back at her, my eyes sharp as I began to wonder why she offered it to begin with.
“Suit yourself,” she shrugged.
“However, if you could snag me something to eat…” I fluttered my eyes at her.
Ashley’s head turned as her eyes searched, before she dug her hands into her pockets and brought out two apples and an uncooked potato. My stomach growled, while my body almost lunged at her, holding out my shaking hands in front of her.
Carefully, she placed the food in my palms and retreated her hands quickly. “Only because I like your attitude.”
I sneered at her. “I owe you one.”
“Well, three, if we’re counting each offering,” she rolled her eyes. “Make sure to not gulp them down at once.”
I nodded, playing with the food between my hands, teasing the hunger inside of me.
“I’ll head out before someone sees me,” she said, glancing back towards the staircase. “The Lieutenant should be back soon, but… since you’re still alive, he couldn’t have wanted you dead, right?” Her question echoed in the air, as if I had the answer.
But I didn’t.
“Well, I’ll come back to visit you,” she winked at me. “In case you change your mind and need a jailbreak.” A smile played on her lips, and I wasn’t sure if she was joking or serious. I simply waved to her when she began skittering out of the dungeon. She wasn’t careful in the slightest. Then again, from what I had seen of the other recruits, not many dared to talk back to her or question her at all for that matter.
I sighed heavily; I still had no idea why the Lieutenant had done this to me either. Perhaps it was his twisted way to show dominance, to prove that he was in charge and could do whatever the hell he wished.
As if I wasn’t already well the fuck aware.
CHAPTER
9
Time was a weird soup.
