"If what you said is correct, we may need to somehow manage to have the portal summoned while that ritual is ongoing. It will be easier if we take it and retreat to a safer location." Calliope explained. Minutes before, Colton told her everything that happened in that throne room, from the ritual to what could be the book that brings them out of this cursed world.
They walked around in their normal outfits again, removing the disguises to save Calliope's energy. The two sat down, thinking of what to do next. Everyone else spent their time sleeping, while Celestine and Marcus both played cards with each other on a nearby table, and the twins simply sat with each other on the other side of the bed, whispering to each other.
This place was starting to wear them all down, even with the resistance books, it will only be a matter of time before Colton learns what happens when he lets the thoughts win over him and take over his mind.
