Daughter lay on her side, one leg draped over the edge, her eyes half-closed in a state of lazy contentment. The door to her room appeared. A long shadow was cast. She turned her head over, eyes half open.
The shadow elongated across the floor as Dasha Pang stepped inside. His mask was crumbling, chips falling away to reveal a bloodied lip underneath. His left eye was a dark void, and blood trickled from cuts on his forehead and cheeks. The Ruh al-Qital gi was ripped in places, exposing deep gashes and burns on his chest and arms.
Daughter's eyes opened fully as she turned her head to look at him, a slow, amused smile spreading across her lips. "Raoul gave you more trouble than expected?"
Dasha didn't respond to her question. Instead, he spoke in a measured tone as if he was drinking tea, "There are monsters caged on the second and basement floor. The basement can be accessed in specific rooms via keys from Raoul and his right-hand man, Arrow Zhou."
