Bound for the Unknown

A heavy silence settles over the room.

"Are you saying my son is their hostage?" Morwenna's voice is much quieter than before. "Are you sure? Stellan can be a very good liar when he wants to be."

"I'm sure."

"Why?"

"Because I saw how they treated him. He wasn't one of them. They treated him like a tool, like he was an object instead of a person. They constantly threatened to murder his family, and