Nestled deep beneath the Cultivator Fort, only one of the four missing girls was to be found: held within a lone [Maidé Ball]: the sole item that was left behind in an otherwise empty small iron vault, located in the head jailer's private quarters.
Akira held his breath as he grasped the ball in his hand, brought almost to tears from wondering who it might be.
"Kiki. Please let it be Kiki. Kiki. Kiki. Kiki."
"I would surmise that the Stormfleeces ran off with the other items in the vault," Zhao remarked. "Though, I find it strange they would take all the other [Maidé Balls], but leave behind just this one."
Akira shook his head, wiping his sniffling nose off on his sleeve. "That's...fine. At least that means they're probably safe."
And at least one was safe, now.
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