Home Together

Avery clapped Dael on the shoulder as he stepped back into the cell once Darius's lanistas had stripped him of his armor and weapons.

"Sounds like you put on quite the show out there."

Dael swallowed hard. "I want to survive."

"As do I." Avery smiled grimly. "I'm challenging the Lion."

"Return with a heartbeat and I'll handle the rest," Dael said.

"We'll get home together," Avery promised.

Dael nodded. If they had any home left. He remembered what Angelus had said. Was his mother even alive?

Darius banged on the bars of the cell. "Adder! Stop dreaming. You've got visitors."

Dael spun around.