The men hauled me up to my feet and started dragging me out of the room, while a separate group brought Mia and Alex away. We followed Crows along the winding hallways of the Eternal Manor until we reached and entered an elevator. All the while, Malik had a blank expression on his face while he stuck close to his handler.
The elevator brought us several levels down on the manor, and its doors opened up on some kind of lab. It looked like the definition of an evil lair of a mad scientist mixed up with traces of the occult. Syringes and potions were placed side by side, and both computer screens and runic tablets glowed around the room. The air tasted and smelled of disinfectant, with a slight hint of the telltale buzz of magic and enchantment.
I was pulled towards a raised operation bed,
