"Soon enough," he repeated, nodding. He paused before sighing. "I'm sorry," he said quietly, "but I have to go back to her. Okay?"
They had been in the cell for several hours. Finally, there came a whisper from the darkness. "They don't intend to let you leave."
Ellia nodded with a frown. "Yeah." The rest of the crew seems to have heard it as well, looking around anxiously.
A face appeared at the door. It was pale and anxious, with yellow eyes that peered at them. It was one of the three girls from earlier. "They don't intend to let you leave," she repeated.
She glanced around anxiously before opening the door. "The prophecy states," she whispered. "That only one group can stay while the other goes. She intends to have you stay."