Chapter 26~ Realisation

Rex.

I walk into the damp dungeon with Reece and Zane in tow. My nose wrinkles at the stench of urine and filth that hangs in the air.

It smells like something had died in here.

The dungeons were used by our ancestors to punish criminals in an inhuman way. The walls are made of stone and you can see the occasional water trickling down from certain spots in the wall due to the poorly done work.

It has a very long passage holding cells on either side with small silver bar gates. There are archways every hundred steps with mini passages connecting to the main one.

I had delayed seeing Max because letting him sit in a dirty place for a day or two was a worse punishment for someone like him. He is proud and thinks he's better than others because of his grandfather’s former status. He wouldn't survive in such a rough environment and just as I expected, he broke and requested to see me.

I had no plan of releasing him but he mentioned something that piqued my interest so here I am. A