Chapter 22 Choice Of The Vessel

• "This is the deepest point in the fortress," Riven said, sealing the vault door behind us with a grinding weight that felt final in a way none of the other doors had. "No windows. No secondary entrance. If they breach the outer wards again, this is the last place they'll reach."
• "You mean the last place I'll be cornered."
• "I mean the last place you'll be safe long enough for the pack to hold the line above us." He set a lantern on the stone shelf, the small light barely touching the edges of the vault's darkness. "I know how it feels. I don't have a better option to offer you."