Chapter 5
His head throbbed. His body ached. He went to sit up and grimaced against the pain in his chest. He exhaled, gritted his teeth, and tried again, making a more successful attempt to get himself upright. He sat in the shadows, staring into the darkness and trying to recall what had happened.
He’d escaped. He had been free. A wave of happiness spread through his body. But then he turned and realised his feet had been bound. They, in turn, had been tethered to a point in the shadows he was unable to see. He looked around the dim space and recognised it immediately. He was back in Baz’s dwelling.
“Pretty stupid,” said Baz.
Cody twisted around until he saw Baz, sitting on the end of his bed and lit by the low flame of the lantern.
“Why are you keeping me here?” asked Cody. “I don’
