Chapter 69

Days before what happened to Helena.

“How many days had passed? The chained man woke up to the sound of a key turning in the cell lock. When he felt that energy of tranquility flood over him, he immediately knew who it was, even before opening his eyes.

Lina was holding a bowl of water; she was wearing a black dress, and her hair was pulled back. James Turner looked at the face of the female who was beginning to heal his wounds; there were several of them, and they were starting to disappear.

As always happened when she appeared in his cell since he was imprisoned, James had the familiar sensation of the sun on his skin, which was impossible. He had been incarcerated for at least weeks in the dampest and darkest cell of the castle, without any crack for sunlight to penetrate. Yet, when the Oriska entered, it was as if the sun entered too. When Lina brought the bowl to James's lips, he drank the water eagerly and felt his stomach ache. He didn’t receive wat