There were so many things I wanted to say at the moment, but what could I say that would be able to change what was to come? Nothing I say to them matters, and if I continued to indulge my heart and my conscience, I would only go mad.
So, I said, "I am sorry… sleep."
This command was not given to Dara, but to all Acolytes in the camp, and in a moment, they all collapsed.
On the ground, Rex's eyes were getting so wide it almost popped out of his sockets, as these were the only parts of his body that could move.
"Why are you so afraid of me when you are willingly running towards your death? Do you know what Orath would do to you if he took you into the Caelith?"
