Chapter 112
Arden walked into roll call and immediately felt the shift in the air. Looking around, she noticed that everyone’s faces were tight with anxiety, anger, fear, or a volatile combination of all three. She stared at her fellow guards in utter confusion, the heavy tension making the hairs on the back of her neck stand up.
Navigating through the uneasy crowd, she made her way to her usual spot in the room where Thorne was sitting quietly.
“What’s going on? Why does everyone look like s**t is about to go down?” Arden asked him in a hushed tone as she took her seat.
“Cardan was discharged yesterday,” Thorne replied, his voice barely above a whisper.
“What?” Arden’s eyes widened in genuine shock. “Seriously?”
“Yeah. The word just came down this morning,” Thorne answered, his expr
