Clara checked the time with WERT periodically throughout the day. Time moved slowly in the cage. She fumed and turned her attention to the cavern once again. There was a second-floor walkway that went around the rim of the chamber and other walkways leading off in different directions. After a few hours, blue lights pulsed from around the bend where Ian had disappeared earlier, and he emerged, dressed in the attire he usually wore on campus; jeans, a button-down dress shirt, and a blazer. f**k he looks good, she thought, and then chastised herself for finding the enemy attractive.
"Good evening, my beautiful pet!" Clara snarled at him and he smiled at her. Pretending to be in deep contemplation, he said, "Let's see... your Master has just come back from an extended period of absence. Wher
