“I knew I recognized your voice from somewhere.” He coughs. Blood bubbles out of his mouth. “Been a long time. So long I thought it was a torture dream.” How long did he spend down in the Pit, taking the punishment for an entire squad of newly Fallen? “I actually thought . . . I actually thought, once, that there might be hope,” says Beliel. “That you might come back and figure out a way to take me with you too.”
