chapter 45

Frost Sorrow...

My heart was racing as I climbed up the stairs leading out of the dungeons.

Grabbing the side of my dress with both of my hands, I tried to quicken up my pace to get out of there as fast as possible.

I couldn't hear any noise around me because my heart was beating in my ears, deafening them out from the rest of the world.

When I caught sighed of the gate at the top of the stairs, I couldn't help but breath out a short sigh. As soon as the guard laid eyes on me, he turned around to undo the locks form the inside.

By the time I reached the top, I was short of breath but I was also happy to see that the guard had managed to swing open the gates.

As soon as I stepped out of the gate, the air completely changed. Even through the thick cloth covering my nose and mouth, I could still feel the freshness of the air.

Right past the gates, the air is warmer, even hot enough to want to make a man take off his clothes. Then there is the suffocating darkness and