Sezel and Shiki packed the two bags they had, one was now heavy with water bottles, the other with their meager supply of food. Vesta gently shook Mari awake, and then the four of them melted into the deep, inky shadows of a corner near the grand staircase.
The tension between Sezel and Vesta still fresh, none of them talked much, everything was calm. The quiet was shattered by a desperate cry from the ground floor, followed by the angry clang of metal being thrown against stone. The enemy Slayers had failed to find anything useful.
It was only a matter of time. Soon, their search would lead them upstairs. The four of them pressed themselves deeper into the shadows, their goal not to fight, but to simply be unseen. Hoping to pass by without any conflict, seeing how in Spirit Realm they are bound to get into trouble with the beasts, so better save your energy.
