𝔸ℕ 𝔸𝔻𝕍𝔼ℕ𝕋𝕌ℝ𝔼 𝔸ℂℝ𝕆𝕊𝕊 𝔻𝔸𝕎ℕ | ʜᴀᴋ x ʀᴇᴀᴅᴇʀ

// Trouble //

You watch Hak's figure blend into the darkness as he makes his way to help the people over at the bridge. You turn your attention back to your companions.

Unknownst to you, Ayura had noticed a group of men lurking around suspiciously outside of your inn room. They seemed to be keeping an eye on you and your companions. You watch as Ayura gets up, her sword in her hand and quietly leaves the inn room. You tilt your head in confusion as to why she left the room with her sword.

Before you could follow her to check up on her, Tetora squeezes your shoulder. She too had been watching Ayura. "I'll go check up on her quickly. She probably just needed... air." Tetora speaks as you nod your head. "Be careful." You say and watch her grab her own sword before exiting the room.

A pit in your stomach started forming when Tetora left, it felt as if something was wrong. You found it rather suspicious how one by one your companions were being taken away. But you decided not to speak up and startle your remaining companions. You glanced at the room, and only Lili, Yona and Tsubaru remained.

Lili sipped on her floral tea, as she sighed in exhaustion. "To think an accident happened as soon as we arrived." Lili says, as you stare out the balcony in the direction of Hak. "Is it really an accident though?" Yona asks, the pit in the stomach growing bigger.

Yona looks out the window, watching the fireworks in the air, despite the rather big commotion that happened, the festival seemed to still be going. "I wonder that too, isn't it weird for the festival to keep running after the huge commotion that happened?" You say, thinking of other things that began to seem suspicious too.

"And the fact that Lili was hurt, is it truly an accident?" Yona asks, her expression rather serious. She seemed to have caught on. "Eh? But it's a shallow wound, a scrape." Lili says, clutching her hand. "But think about it, someone in the festival was carrying a knife or sword and you were the only one stabbed." You say, as Lili grows quiet.

"And besides that, notice how our companions were taken away from us one by one? Now it's just the three of us here." You say, as Yona nodded in agreement. "They probably wanted to keep us in the inn." She says, feeling goosebumps at the thought of this all being someone's masterminded plan. "What would be there objective?" You ask, however you hear no response.

You look back, and the scene before you startles you. Lili seemed to drugged, you assumed by the floral tea, and was passed out by the table. And Yona was held captive in the hands of Tsubaru, with a cloth being held forcefully against her mouth. "Yona! Lili!" You say, as Tsubaru smiles at you. You watch as Yona faints, and Tsubaru lets go of her.

Ao, who was originally on Yona's shoulder, scurries over to you, and cautiously sits on your shoulder. "You're rather sharp, my lady." Tsubaru says, stepping closer toward you. You take a step back and frantically observe your surroundings in hopes of a way to protect you and your companions.

There was truly no way out, you couldn't recklessly jump out the window, leaving your girls behind, additionally the balcony was almost 2 stories up, you had a greater chance injuring yourself that way. But you couldn't stay here either.

"Who are you really? What is your objective?" You calmly ask, hoping she doesn't notice the fear in your voice. "You'll find out." She says, her smile only widening, sending shivers down your spine. You needed to get to Hak somehow, or at least inform him that Tsubaru was involved in this. You glance at Ao. If you could get your some time, you could perhaps send a message via Ao and a piece of paper.

You take another step back, towards the balcony as Tsubaru steps closer. "Ao. You're going to have to help me here, distract her for approximately 5 minutes." You ask, eyeing the desk behind Tsubaru with a paper and quilt. You weren't confident that you would make out of the inn even if you ran, there were most likely men standing guard around the inn and would catch you. The most you could do now is send a message to Hak.

Ao jumps onto Tsubaru's face, erupting multiple yells and screams from the women. You run past her, and grab onto the quilt. You glanced at Tsubaru as she tried to get Ao off of herself. You scribble down Tsubaru's name, the inn, and your suspicions. You mention how you were probably going to be taken to the border of Sei similarly like the missing people. You fold the paper into a small square.

"Ao!" You call out, rushing outside the door, as Ao ran after you. She jumps onto your shoulder with ease as you hand her the paper. "Ao, take this to Shin-ah and Hak! Be careful!!" You say as Ao stuffs the paper in her cheeks, and jumps off your shoulder into the direction of Hak and Shin-ah.

"Come back!" Tsubaru yells, chasing after you, as you attempt to find a way out of the inn. You watch as Tsubaru calls her men, and more people begin chasing after you. You feel your heart racing and pounding in your chest. You run into a dead end and slow your pace down. You felt a strike of pain spread through your head as your hair was harshly grabbed.

The guy pulls you towards himself, and single handedly grabs your wrist as you futiley struggle. "What do you want from us?!" You yell, as Tsubaru attempts to place a cloth with some sort of drug over your face. "I'm telling you, they're not gonna let you go!" You yell as she grabs your face into her hands. "Beasts are going to come to after you!"

She placed the cloth over your face, and you struggle to breathe. You feel your concious being pulled away from you and you soon go limp in the guys hands. "You better be worth all that trouble, my lady."

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