He felt a bit of his power drain away as his body tried to chase that feeling of being on top of the world.
He'd feel weak for at least ten minutes.
This was the price he had to pay for being alive.
"Wait a minute." Thorn spoke up as he finished his food, drawing everyone's attention. "What if we can't convince any Tidecaller to follow us?"
"What do you mean?" Ren asked.
"Think about it." Thorn answered. "None of them showed any sign of disagreeing with what their captain said. They all looked… loyal to her."
Ren nodded. "You're right. But that doesn't mean we don't have to try. There might just be one Tidecaller who's craving adventure. And we'll be the one to give it to him."
"And what if there's none? What do we do?"
Ren opened his mouth to answer and that was when the sound of footsteps echoed down the corridor.
They watched through the bars of their cell as the Two Tidecallers returned. The men fiddled with the lock of the door and opened it.
