Drowning Memories

LUCIUS POV

"How much further to the river?" I asked.

The venom was making everything worse. Every jolt sent pain through my shoulder. Down my arm. The black veins were spreading. I could see them creeping up my neck now. Felt them under my skin. Wrong. All wrong.

"Maybe thirty minutes. Why? Eager to face your greatest fear?" Gideon responded

"I don't have fears."

"You're terrified of water."

"I'm