Thirty-Three
We were in the tunnels as soon as dawn fell. Everly was at the front, with Mason Macdougal leading. The room was filled with wariness. I didn’t know if it was from being on the run, that the crowned Princess was there, or the knowledge that Apollo was going to burn The Archives to the ground with us in it.
“What about The Archivists?” I asked, as members of The Guillotine worked on readying their travel packs.
I was with Gable at the front, and Mason looked at me.
“The Archivists stay with The Archive,” he explained, “they are born into service, and they die in service. I offered them salvation on Serenity, but they refused.”
“They’re going to die here,” I said, “they’re going to die here because of me.”
I glanced at Gable. He could tell by the look on my face tha
