Chapter 26 A Twisted Alliance

• I was unable to get rid of the uneasiness that had crept into my being ever since I had my previous run-in with the dark. It felt like the shadows themselves were holding on to me and wouldn't let go with each stride I took. However, I had to keep going. There was no place for fear or hesitancy on the route I was on. Not any longer.
• With his silence speaking louder than his words, Sebastian strolled beside me. I was aware that he was concerned about me, the darkness, and our impending situation. However, we were both too afraid to express those worries. We had gotten ourselves too deeply into it.
• We arrived at the secret chamber's entrance—the one location we vowed never to go back to. But we were at a loss for what to do, and desperate times demanded desperate means. A story of ancient power and forgotten pledges was revealed by the complex engravings on the hefty door that towered over us.