Chapter 42: Suzette

I woke up in a cold and smelly prison cell. My head was throbbing and it felt like I'd been drugged with something to make me weak. There were no windows or doors - just four walls of damp stone stretching far above my reach into the darkness.

My first thought was that this had all been some kind of mistake. surely they couldn't be keeping me here? But then reality hit home as I realized where exactly I was; there would be no escape unless someone opened those heavy iron gates for me... and who knew when that might happen?

I reached out my mind, searching for a way to use magic to break free from this place. So I reached for the soul stone hanging on my neck. But upon not touching anything, I looked down and frowned. “Shit! I forgot the Daphne slut has destroyed it!”

My heart was racing abnormally and I was close to panicking when I walked back and forth, wrapping my arms around my body. “There’s still a way,” I muttered, then raised my chin, singing the same chanting song I use in