68| City of Darkness

It felt like his hands were enveloped in a black shadow, but it was cold.

"Don't be afraid," said West's voice inside Rain's head. "Suppose you're walking into a room with no electricity."

West let go of Rain's hand. The girl was nervous and immediately jumped across the marble threshold to run after Jace. The girl's heartbeat was behind her ribs as if ready to fall to her ankles.

Bruck!

Rain hit something that felt very hard. She nearly fell to the ground in shock before Jace grabbed the girl by the shoulders.

"It's me. You hit my back," Jace said.

"Sorry, I'm not used to being in the dark."

Jace snapped his fingers, and suddenly the dark room was dimmed by the many lanterns lined the walls. Rain thought it was a large empty room. They were in a room that resembled a long tunnel in a cave. Lanterns were hung along the hallway walls. The color is purplish. Slowly, the light began to illuminate even though it was very dim.

"Why didn't you tell me there was a lantern here?" Rain