Chapter 128

Secret passageways turned into rocky caves that dripped with water. The dark, Aegean seas swelled dangerously around their narrow path as they entered a jagged opening. A boat was tied to a nearby rock. Basil gestured for Tasia to get in, then joined her. He offered the clear poncho to Tasia.

“It’s raining quite hard, Miss.”

Tasia stared out at the rolling waters. The rain had turned the darkness of night into an inky void. A part of her was scared to explore it, to face the unknown without a familiar face at her side. How long would it even be before she could get in contact with Dana? She was essentially going into exile, which meant she had no way of letting the others know that she was okay.

Troubled, she turned back to her father’s servant and shook her head. “No thank you,” she said, then leaned back in the boat and put her arms behind her head. “I quite like the rain. It fits my mood this evening.”

“Very well.” Basil put on a poncho of his own, then pi