Elena Is Bernard saying we've finally arrived at the long-awaited destination? No wonder, they beamed with smiles. “Wipe that look, girl,” the other warrior, whom I'm yet to know by name, snapped me out of my wandering thoughts. Instinctively, I furrowed my brow. “What look?” “You look so scared, Elena,” Bernard chipped in. I guess he noticed the speechless expression that remained fixated on my face as my heart internally pounded. “Don't worry, the isolation jail isn't as horrifying as you might be thinking” he added, a smile curled at the end of his lips. “Well, I don't think so,” I forced a grunt, my brow raised at the gigantic metal up ahead of us, which looked like a gate. Bernard turned to look at me, a smile spreading across his roughly shaved jaw, and then he mumbled. “Trust me” Strangely, as much as Bernard's resolution sounded firm and affirming. Still, I could feel a quiver of uneasiness setting inside my belly as the General's steps hastened the more we got close
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