“Did you know that Toland the Shattered was actually EXILED from the tower? Simply for studying the Darkness, that’s—“ “Bound to drive any sane person mad.” Tyson groans as he finished his last push-up in a set of a hundred. He scoots into a sitting position on the concrete, glancing over to where Nathan sat, a few paces away, with one of his books in hand. With a smirk, Tyson attempts to lighten the mood. “But you’re not a sane person, are you?” He chuckles, resting his arms over his knees as he lets his aching muscles rest for the time being. "You know as well as I do that Toland's research drove him to insanity. You can't have someone like that around here. Word of that gets to the Last City and the people are thrown into panic and fear..." “Perhaps it’s me who is saner than any person on this Tower or the Last City. You could all be the mad ones.” Nathan shot back, though he couldn’t help but chuckle too, looking down at his book once again. “I don’t
((A/N: Hello readers! I just wanted to apologize for how long this chapter took to get posted. I hope you are all enjoying the story this far. Don't be afraid to leave a comment with your thoughts, I'd love to read them! I'd also like to give a shout-out to a friend who helped a bit with this chapter when I got stuck. Enjoy!)) Chapter X “What were you thinking?!” King William snarls, tossing the princess into her room after slamming the door behind him. “Were you trying to get yourself killed?! Do you even understand how dangerous that was?!” “I had it all under control, my liege!” “You stupid girl!” He shouts. “I killed one of the most notorious slave traders in all of the Kingdoms!” Lana tried to reason. “If I wanted him dead, he would have been!” “He was torturing those people! I was not going to let death take them!” “You are not some s