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" Alright, thats should be it for today. Get some sleep, you were not in your best perfomance today "
" I'm sorry, I'll try to do better next time "
" Yeah I'm sure you will. I'll see you tomorow, don't forget your stuff this time " Marc says
After saying his goodbye to Col, Marc leaves the both of them, going up the stair with a fast pace.
Looking at eachother, Marki and Col quickly get there stuff and put the weapons away on the table. They then run to the stair and watch as Marc walk away from there wiew, obviously going for the office.
They walk up the stair, as fast as they could, while not being an entiere bear walking on fruit. Or is there a bigger creature ? Probably, in the south east jungle. But here, theres probably not.
Looking out of the corner of the stair he looks if Marc is still in the hallway, and he is. Right in front of Amarell Office. Leading on the door, Marc just whistle, a smile on his face. He seems to be in his thought.
Marki look at him kind of confuse, how can someone so serious in training be so, calm and enjoy ? He wonder why he isn't serious at any periode of the day, well the time there were not training. Because, it is never consistent, the way he act, but his mostly serious, not to the point of just doing everything in the exact given order but just enough so you take him seriously.
Yet, right now, Marki didn't see that harsh instructor, no he just see a very well muscular and...looking...a happy man.
Then Marc stop, he then stood up from the door and promply open it with a tog, then Amarell stick out her her out of the doorframe looking at Marc up and down.
" What are you doing ? "
" I don't see what you mean "
" Don't start joking, the situation is very important "
" I know, I'm gettinh ready for it "
" No one is dead, but eventualy, there will be "
" Lets get going then ! Give me the resume "
" Be quiet tho, I don't want your "apprantice to hear us "
" Isn't the room wall kinda of thick ? Like really thick, you cannot hear anything ? "
" The door "
" Fair enough "
Then the both of them enter the room, closing the door behind them, obviously.
Walking up to the door, Marki wonder. How are they going to open the door ?
" How are we going to open the door ? " Col ask
Marki wonder, he wonder a bit too much.
He looks around, no window, because they were underground, no visible other entrance, because its a private office, a little vent, big enough to let a small animal to go- through...
" The vent over there "
" What about it ? "
" Its small, but not that much "
" I don't fit in...ohh you mean Rocky ? "
" Yeah "
" So he goes through the vent and open the door for us ? "
" Yeah- "
Its then he realize thats not really the best way to do this. But Col already open the vent and grab Roki.
" Wait ! " Marki quickly says without talking that loud
" What ? "
" Lets rethink about. Do we know whats behind the door ? After the vent ? "
" The office ? The inside of it ? "
" And because Marc and Amarel are inside, I think that having Rocky open the door, if she even know how to "
" I thinks she knows ? "
" I would know, even tho she is the smartest girl in the world I don't think she would be able to open the door "
" its not too hard twisting an handle "
" They lock the door shut, with a key. But the thing is, they are inside, they would she her "
" We can check ? "
" Through the vent ? "
" Yeah "
They do so and sigh as they see that there is another room behind the door, that isn't the office. But a waiting room, like with chairs and everything. Why is it there ?
" Okay so I'll just open it "
Col look at Marki, confuse but then realize what he meant.
" Thats possible ?? You can open the door by not having the key ?? Your gonna use magic !? "
" Shhh no I'm just going to use this tiny piece of metal to open it "
" ooohh....thats less cool... "
Marki slide the thin piece of metal through the lock and move it up and down very violently.
" Wow "
Seconds after Marki turn to piece to the right and open the door. He then let Col enter first before grabbing Roki and getting in there too.
The both of them walk quietly and put there ear on the door, that lead to the real office. They could clearly hear Amarell talking, although Marc didn't seem to talk but then a few second after he did.
" So let me recap everything yu just said. The Duc, baron Aritmo, the ruler of the town, ask, demande us to find his daughter. her daughter was kidgnapped and is now hold by "apparantly" a cult of worshipper of another false god. You know we lack man power right now ? Most of our people are of to other mission "
" Yeah thats right "
Marki focuse on every detail he could hear but the excitement is too much to bare, he just has too keep it down for a few minute.
Although he tries, you can't say the same thing for Col who pratically jump. Marki put and hand on his shoulder, making sure he doesn't blow their cover, a door.
" yeah, we have multiple suspect actually but we need more information about that cult. "
" Who are they ? "
" Theirs the duc rival, the riverman Theophile Barlen, you know the weapon maker, the one who wanted to buy entiere square of the city but was too late since the duc was faster "
" Okay so theres no proof ? Lets just erase him from the list "
" The second would be...the Black Cloba"
" Oh him, he didn't change name ? "
" No, the files says its the last name he ever use before his dissapearence two months ago. He has the background for, the best thief they call him "
" Yeah, the best liar you mean "
" The next one is...also an old case, the Balgur D.G. "
" Hmm I don't know...none of them seem to...you know worship anyone other then money, but I guess Balgur is one to work for anyone. Ironic knowing who he work for before "
" I never understood... "
" Me neither honey "
Theres a silence, an very loud silence.
" We'll...talk about it later, I...I don't want you here right now "
" i understand, I'll go sleep alone then "
Its then that Marki and Col jump out of the room and quickly close the door behind and run back to the training area, where they would come back up the stairs when Marc comes out of the room, pretending they just finish putting back the stuff and are going back to the Inn.
They do so and Marc does not say a thing, he just let them go.
They leave the mansion.
" So, we are doing that case ourselfs ? "
" I think so. Since theres no one to do it, we'll do it "
Marki started to find it strange, why is the most important mission of all doesn't force every member of the SCEF.