"To think he wasn't doing much of anything. That's unlike him," the person at the front of the group that had just joined them in front of the entrance to the sixth layer continued with a relaxed tone, despite the oppressive wariness from Jigak. The maids were also staring daggers at the man and underworlder who had suddenly appeared in the tunnel.
The maids looked at the students behind Monolith. Dukiel, Violina, Anerias, and Nessa were gagged and tied together by their hands and feet like prisoners. Their familiars were also tied up and dragged behind the students, Soara included. The familiars were unconscious. The only exception was the Millipede, which had, somehow, managed to get petrified again.
When the students saw the three maids, they struggled and tried to say something and break free. But a light tug from Monolith, who held the rope connecting them, jerked them all forward until they face-planted.
