A guard was standing there, guarding the entrance of the dungeon as he kept glancing at his surroundings for any potential danger
"MMPH" The guard started struggling as a tan, slender hand put a cloth on his mouth from behind
The cloth had sleeping powder on it, if anyone inhaled this powder then they will be knocked out for a few hours
The guard started to feel drowsy and stopped struggling as he fell limp in the arms of the person behind
As the guard fell to the ground, the person walked out of the shadow, their gender nor features visible due to them wearing a mask and an armor
The person started walking inside the dungeon, not before grabbing the keys from the guard
The person started walking to a certain cell
When they stopped in front of the cell, they saw a boy with brown hair leaning against the wall with chains around his ankles, wrists and an electric collar around his neck
The person inside the cell opened his eyes and furrowed his brows in confusion
The person outside the cell started rummaging through their bag and slid the water and food through one of the bars
The person in the cell looked at the food with contemplation before reaching his hand out and grabbing the bottle of water and chugging the whole thing in only a few moments
"I have never seen you around…" The boy started talking once his throat stopped burning
The person wearing a mask stayed quite for a few minutes before responding
"That is because I do not feel satisfaction in seeing others suffer" The voice was deep as the person bowed before speaking
"Eat and drink the things I gave you, I shall take my leave now" The person said before walking out
They walked out and stared at the unconscious guard in disgust before moving to go to their room
Once they entered their room, they walked towards the mirror to remove everything
When they removed the mask, in the reflection, there was a woman with defined but rough features was staring back at her
The woman had long curly black hair, tan skin and black eyes
The woman pursed her lips as she touched the scar near her eyes with a complex expression
The woman sighed before she removed her black coat that was with the suit, she loosened her tie, undid a few of the buttons and rolled the sleeves of her white button up shirt
"It's so goddamn hot in that suit" The woman murmured as she pushed her black strands back
"That poor kid" She whispered before going to the bathroom to freshen up
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Reito looked sadly at the two mourning servants
Just a few hours ago, the old butler had died
Reito did not even think on how he would have to tell this to his master once he gets rescued
He sighed before going out of the room, The tense atmosphere was nearly suffocating and he needed a breather outside
He remembered what the old butler at told him minutes before his death
"RS stands for the river of sirens…"
How is he going to find it when he hasn't walked outside of the forest in ages
He should ask Rael after everything is settled…
He looked around and noticed Tris looking intensely at something
He walked towards him and raised a brow as Tris noticed him and pointed towards the thing he was intensely staring at
"I noticed something amiss with this" He said as he pointed towards a bush that was a little further
"What did you see?"
"I saw some type of paper sticking out of his but a bird sat on the bush and made the paper fall"
"Then let's go look at what it is" Tris nodded as both of them started walking towards the direction of the door
Both of them got out and started looking around for the bush
"Where is it" Tris mumbled irritated as he started looking through a lot of bushes
"Is it that one?" Reito pointed towards the direction of a bush
"I don't know" Tris narrowed his eyes as he stared intensely at the bush
"Then go check it out" Reito said and Tris nodded
"Alright" He said before he walked towards the bush
Tris started looking through the bush but it seems like Tris had immense unluck in finding that one certain bush
'Damn you Hosh!! Was it necessary to plant so many bushes' Tris cried on the inside as he looked around
Reito pursed his lips, trying hard not to laugh as he looked at the man who was panicking with leaves sticking out of his hair
"Don't just stand there and help me!!" Tris shouted at Reito with fury in his eyes
Reito nodded and started looking through bushes
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"Aren't you adorable!!" A guard gushed as he started poking at the cage
Bella hissed as she looked at the man's finger like it was the deadliest thing she has ever seen
'Master!!' Bella cried tears of agony as she silently wished for her master to come and save her
"I might think to take you home" The guard said as he stood up
Bella was horrified to the point that she could not move
'Go to your shabby place that you call a home!? Oh hell nah!!' Bella started clawing at the cage, wanted to be let out and go to her actual master
Another guard came and bent down before they started talking softly
"Don't worry, darling… I'll take you to your master if you calm down…" The guard's voice was soothing and calmed Bella down immediately
Bella purred as the guard opened the cage door, picked Bella up and started walking as the guard hid Bella with them
The guard ran towards the dungeon but gritted their teeth when they saw another guard guarding the entrance
"I need you to be quiet, alright?" The guard started moving when they heard a quite noise of confirmation from the cat
The guard hid behind a pillar as they started looking around the area
The guard narrowed their eyes from behind their mask and started moving towards the area that had the most shadow
The guard stood in the shadow for a few minutes and was about to start moving but stopped suddenly when they heard a voice
"I heard that someone entered the dungeon?" It was the advisor of the mastermind behind all this, The guard gritted their teeth, merely the face of the advisor made them want to punch them to another dimension
"Yes" The guard near the entrance replied
"Make sure it never happens" The advisor ordered before walking away from the dungeon
The guard waited for a few minutes before they started moving
They slowly and quietly walked until they stood right behind the guard
The guard got a cloth filled with the sleeping powder ready and put it in the guard's mouth as the cat watched quietly from the bag where she was laying in
The guard struggled but then fell limp on the guards hold
The guard smirked before letting the guard's body drop on the floor
The guard took the key and started walking towards the familiar cell
"Look who I got for you" The guard spoke as Hoshi perked up at the familiar voice
Hoshi's eyes lit up as he looked at the black cat that ran towards him
"Bella!!" Hoshi hugged the black cat tightly as he started tearing up
He looked at the guard that now took their mask of, revealing the woman from before
"Thank you" Hoshi spoke as he smiled thankfully at the woman
"You're welcome, darling" The woman spoke with a soft voice as she looked at the kid hugging his cat
"Have a good night" She said as she put her mask on and started leaving the dungeon