Melissa soon began to lose consciousness, her eyes closing as she forcefully tried to keep it open as the pain from the gas dulled her senses. She held her nose and scratched her neck as the pain began to itch her from within.

She felt herself being grabbed from behind, and a small mask stuck in her nose. She relaxed as the neck stinging reduced drastically. She couldn't relax for long though, she remembered everyone else. She glanced around and discovered that the sentinels were well prepared for this and Bradsbire and his men seemed to have retreated. Beatrice was protecting Alina from a corner. She had cragged them away...