Ella’s POV
Getting to the slum was not that difficult, the difficult thing was navigating it. And please don't get me wrong, its not because I don't know my way around, its because of the foul activities that happen in the area.
And the deeper we went, the more the world twisted into something grim and foul, not that I'm surprised by any of it but I have three people with me who might never have been here their whole lives. And having Cyril breathe down my neck literally makes me even aware of the fact.
The air in the slum was thick with smoke and the stink of unwashed bodies, the air is filled with the metallic kick of blood that no one cared enough to scrub away. They are used to lives like that. Neglected children bounced barefoot on the dirty floor, their thin faces smeared with d
