Graven cleared the lump in his throat. "Rebecca is gone..." he said.
Laura's eyes widened in shock. "W-what do you mean by gone?" she asked in confusion.
"After we vanished from the basement, and went outside, the bats were attracted to the smell of your blood that was smeared all over Rebecca's body. They followed us in the air going away from the South Pond Town. When I was about to unleash the deadly flames from my body to burn them into ashes, the bats suddenly transformed into three giant big birds and told me that even if I will kill them all, they will still send more bats to the town to kill all people unless I will surrender you to them...." Graven said.
"Huh? W-who are they?" Laura's eyes widened in shock.
"They are the servants of the king... sent to fetch you as their Queen," he answered.
"Who's king?" she asked in confusion. Then recognition dawned on her face. "Y-you mean...the...the..." she stuttered and can't finish her words due to fear.
