CHAPTER 26
George woke up gradually. It was still, where he was, and it felt like an enclosed space. He was lying down, not strapped to the iron chair. He was clean and warm. He felt wool blankets but no clothes. His knee throbbed, and his back, but as long as he didn’t move it was tolerable.
Why can’t I see anything? Then he had a vision of a red-hot needle with bits of cinder.
He lifted a hand to his face to remove a wrapping and someone stopped him.
“Better not.”
“Rhys! What’s happened? Where are we?”
“I don’t know what you remember, but here’s the tale as I’ve heard it from your protégé. Maelgwn and Cloudie broke into your cell and released you. They got you into a way and persuaded you to kill it afterward to remove the evidence.”
“I don’t remember that part very well. Mag was
