Shadow Mountain [NaWoWriMo] house of cards

Nothing he said was any sort of answer—well, nothing she wanted to hear in the moment. It just made her more confused, and Maegi shook her head, sighing in exasperation. He must be disoriented, still, from the creatures' attack. That was the only explanation. Why else would he be here, and no one else? Hadn't anyone heard her screams?

The big pinchers, she stressed, eyes widening. Like on the island. . .but huge. She swallowed, her heartbeat slowly steadying but still quite fast. Blood and panic continued to pound like war drums in her ears. They cut me open and took something from me. They—

Tears welled up, blurring her vision. They brought me here, of all places, she whispered. Here, where Molag Bal tried to kill me before. It was torture beyond belief. She would have rather woken up on the moon than this dreadful place again.

At least Driftwood was here. But why didn't he understand?!