Level five was in the depths of the Sunken Citadel, in a huge room that used to be a throne room, but there are another five levels to reach the deepest, and they choose not to because of monsters that were lurking in there.
There were ancient murals of dead kings covering the walls, and broken pillars lined them. But now there was fresh blood on those walls, and the big room had become a cross between a prison and a torture chamber.
Marina was hanging from chains that were attached to one of the pillars. Her wrists were sore and bleeding from the chains.
Her armor was ripped and torn, showing that she had been beaten. But her fierce, determined eyes still burned with defiance, even though she was getting tired and about to give in.
Kael was yelling from across the room. "Aggggghhhhhhh...!"
