Chase's POV

　　We followed my father through the hallway behind the dining room, and into corridors stretching through the rest of the castle. Daron, Mesus, Ezra, Blaze, and I are trying to be as quiet as we possibly can. Behind us guards are tracking the way, moving slower than us, and making sure we can find our way back.

　　We move down stairsteps made into the rocky ground. Down and down, until it evens out and then further away from the castle. We keep a distance, using our enhanced hearing to follow him, but keeping ourselves out of hearing reach. After what felt like hours, the corridor comes to a...