When the tranquiliser lost its effectiveness, Kaito did not wake up with a start. He did not want to alert his enemies he was awake in case they were watching. Instead, he tried to get a sense of his surroundings without opening his eyes.
He could feel that he was on a comfortable bed. There did not seem to be anyone in his vicinity, unless, of course, they were as stealthy as that man who captured him. He listened for the beeping or whirring of electronics, but there were none.
His senses expanded beyond the confines of the room. His nose twitched a little as he took in the refreshing smell of the clean ocean. When he listened harder, he could hear the usual cacophony of noises heard around beaches, from the squawking of seabirds to the gentle flow of crashing waves.
