“It’s one thing I missed when we came back to the Academy.” Talking to fill the silence as she so often did, but also because Dimitri always had a way of making her feel comfortable enough to say whatever was on her mind, even if it revealed a great deal about her.
“The sun? It was hard on Liss but with school, we didn’t have much of a choice.” But it was nice right now, the warmth she felt licking her skin, even if there was every chance that it wasn’t real. Even Rose had made herself read all that she could from their devices, not even skimming the boring bits like she normally would. If she was understanding it all right, this was one big underwater prison. Not the easiest kind to break out of. Then again, neither was Terasov or the Royal Prisons and they’d still managed that.
Rose led them without really knowing where she was going, eyes constantly moving around, never resting long enough on anything to really take it in, just looking for signs of danger, despite appearing casual, her mind however stuck on something that she hadn’t been able to shake ever since they’d started learning more about their new ‘home’.
“Do you think we’ll ever see them again?” It may have sounded like she’d given up hope of escape, but it wasn’t that simple. “I just mean… The bond is gone. If what they say is true, Lissa and the others have no idea we’re gone.” Her frown deepened. “Even if we do find a way out of here without getting killed… We might not be able to make it back to them.”