Eva watched in horror as another captive was tortured.

She wasn't going to resist questioning. She had no reason to. There was no one in this world who she cared about, and she had never so much as spoken to another Gifted person before today. For the last couple of years, she had been in hiding, a recluse. There was no one for her to protect.

But as she sat, tied up and helpless in a lit room, she worried that she would be asked to answer questions she knew nothing about. The Warden had mentioned giving her information - but Eva knew nothing except how her own abilities worked! Was she going to be hurt for that? Tears welled up in the corners of her eyes, tears she was just barely able to hold back. What had she done to deserve this fate? Once the Warden found out how little she knew, was she going to die?