Merrick - Kindle Chapter 21 Drake had been gone for more than an hour and I stared at the frosty white glass outside the cell. Emotions swarmed inside me, battling with exhaustion. What was I supposed to do? The question played out in my head. I prayed to the gods, to Serephina, but she didn’t answer. I had even tried calling Athaniel’s name, but still there was no response. This path we were on was barren and empty, full of unanswered questions. Without the gods’ guidance, how would I know what was right and true? Was Drake being honest? Was there really no way for us to win? If my father’s choices had sealed this fate to me, were my choices going to seal the fate of my friends? I looked over each of them as they started to stir, shifting along the floor, but they remained asleep. I curled my legs to my chest and focused on the bars. I thought about Willy and what his life had been like since he met me. I was all out of sadness and too confused to feel anger. Thinking about Willy led me to thoughts of Grayson.
