บท 61: 61-The Wet Prince

Helanie:

After Kaye left, I couldn't stay awake for food and decided to rest. The moment I lay down in bed, a suffocating sensation overwhelmed me. It felt as if someone were drowning me—I could swear I felt my hair getting wet.

I forced my eyes open, and to my surprise, I was no longer in the bed I had just settled into. Darkness surrounded me, and my body was half-submerged in cold water.

"Where am I?" I muttered, my voice echoing back to me in the empty space.

As I raised my head, I spotted a faint light above. It dawned on me—I was trapped in a well.

The air was cold and damp as I pressed my back against the slimy stone wall.

"Huh! How did... I get here?" I stammered, feeling the frantic rise and fall of my chest. The well was narrow, just wide enough for me to stretch out my arms and feel the rough, wet stones on either side.