(Caius)
I didn’t speak again after that.
There was no need to repeat what had already settled into the room. My men moved the moment the last word left me, not waiting for anything further. Chains were secured, positions shifted, and control replaced what had once been tolerated.
Rodan resisted first.
He drove forward against the hold on him, trying to force space that no longer existed. Two of my men stepped in without hesitation and forced him back, locking him in place before he could gain anything. He struggled again, but it changed nothing.
They began to move him toward the doors.
Maren followed with her voice.
It broke out of her at first, loud and desperate, reaching for anything that might still answer her. When nothing came back, when no one moved to support her, it shifted
