Rina's POV.
The cold stone floor was digging into my knees as I tried to shift my weight, but the heavy chains wrapped around my wrists prevented any real movement. My whole body ached, throbbing in places I didn’t even know could hurt. Every breath felt like sandpaper, scraping against the dryness in my throat, and the hunger gnawed at my stomach, a harsh reminder of how long I’d been here. Days? Hours? I couldn’t tell anymore.
I was so weak.
Syl stirred faintly in the back of my mind, restless, but even she was fading. The chains kept her locked away, powerless to protect me. She triedz she always tried, but we were trapped together, with no way to fight back. I couldn’t even scream or sign. No voice, no hands. Nothing.
My head pounded again, a brutal reminder of the blow that had kn
