*BOOOOOOOOOOOOM*
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"ATTENTION!! SOLDDDIERRRRSSS!! ATTENTION ABOVE!! WE ARE UNDER ATTACK!!" The Warden's scream sliced through the air, her eyes flickering with a fierce light as she unsheathed her black longsword, pulsating with a sinister purple aura.
Shock, confusion, then alertness washed through the guards faces in an instant. They followed the tip of the Warden's blade, up toward the open skyhole of the prison, where shadows danced and the night air seemed to hiss with menace.
H—huh?! Alton's heart hammered in his chest. What's going on… What about Zephyr… Zephyr… Mistress Warden said he was… down… with…with… A cold dread settled in his stomach. 'Him… with Urslan…'
Without a second thought, Alton dashed out—
"COME BACK HERE!! ALTON!!" The Warden's scream echoed, her aura flaring like a typhoon, but Alton's back remained defiantly turned.
