Soraya's POV
I awakened with a heavy heart and a buzzing mind, the events of last night replaying over and over again. Every now and again, I would think back to the scroll necklace that had been planted in my bag. I shuddered to think about how completely different that scenario would've been if Elias hadn't been agile. No one would have believed me, especially with the rumors of me being a spy already flying around.
Who was so intent on framing me that they would follow us all the way on our journey? It was the strangest thing that had happened in the midst of all this chaos. Regardless, I tried to shake off these thoughts and concentrate on the task we had at hand.
Elias had been a constant source of comfort through all this, holding my hand and rea*s uring me that everything would b
