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Night brushed behind me to get a better look at the map, and I felt the anger rumble in his chest. I didn’t understand why at first. In that direction was the dining hall and the schoolhouse, and…
“Isn’t that where the holding facility is?” Night asked. “Where Troy is?”
Realization hit Tavi, Dom, and I at the same time. “Night, you don’t think…?”
Night’s growl became more pronounced, and he turned to leave. I got up, too, my chair squeaking across the floor, but he was already out the door.
“What?” Elder Sage demanded. “What is it?”
“Troy is there,” Tavi snapped. I hadn’t expected her to speak, but as she said those words, her voice held the same amount of tension that was visible in Night’s shoulders. “Troy might be behind all of this.”
Tavi, Dom, and I left behind shocked murmurs as we rushed to catch up with Night. He was still in pain, but he led the way as we stormed past leveled buildings and torched wood to get to the holding facility. When we arrived, we found no one guarding the front door. The prisoners inside were howling for food, demanding us to let them out before they starved to death.
Night ignored them all as he stomped up to Troy’s cell, which, like the door, was unguarded. We’d need to determine whether the missing guards were dead or if they had been in on the plan. The cell was unlocked. That was enough to confirm our worst fears, but Night threw open the door anyway.
My hands clenched at my sides, nails digging into my palms. The cell was empty, and aside from the lingering stench of Troy, there was no trace that it had ever been used at all.
All I could say was, “Fuck.”
