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Sehun meanders slowly through the forest, listening carefully to the serenity of trees. He is also steady with his steps, in the case that he may or may not step on any kinds of bodies. There are many possibilities that came across his head, especially with the two women gone missing. 

It just had to be a coincidence that after the brief foretelling of the Sanctuary, that both of them hadn't return. The sun was close to setting down. It would've been fine for the vampires to roam around, but sometimes, it can get dangerous. Others can go on a hungry strike, something that has yet to be worked on. 

Taehyung was willing to follow Sehun and the search team, but he forbade it. Although the context surrounding the Sanctuary may be quite exposed, the forest can be a little bit tricky to a newbie like them. 

He carefully smells for any distinctive scent, aside from fresh citrus, wooden barks or the unwanted moldy flora. The sun was completely engulfed into the moon's light, dusk of darkness overwhelming whatever it touches. 

Sehun has his other men behind him. Some are searching above, cautiously leaping from one tree to another without causing the dried and withered leaves to descend. Any small movements may cause a disturbance in the atmosphere, especially with the high tide of the prevailing wind. 

The lad takes a slow walk to the right, exploring more of what's uncommon rather than the bustling layers of orange leaves on the ground. He treads lightly, inducing soft crisp steps in return to the serenity. He picks up nothing but citrus again. 

He hasn't been counting the time and instead allows the careful movements to pass on. They could fight whatever may come. It wasn't a problem, as they were trained to fend for themselves. 

"Commander!" 

Sehun turns his attention to the rough voice coming from his far right. The other men jump from the trees and gather near Sehun. The wind has changed, but it isn't vital to follow for now. They lightly jog towards the direction of the announcement and were surprised by what was finally discovered.

An unconscious Mizu was carried on one of the men's arms. Sehun approaches the sleeping lass and checks for his pulse. Her heart was still beating, but oddly erratic. He leans one palm on her forehead. She was sweating cold and unbearably has a high fever. 

"Get her back to the Sanctuary effective, immediately. And bring her to SulHee." he commands.

The two men nods, now carrying the sleeping Mizu on his back. They wasted no time questioning their commander's next movements and rushed back to the mountain. Questions regarding on where Mizu was found would have to be inquired later.

A guard approaches Sehun and points the direction to a rather uneven slope, leading to an interesting opening. 

"A ... cave, huh?" Sehun mutters under his breath. 

"We believe the other girl could be here, but there's a weird mix of blood in the atmosphere too." he reports, inducing an arch on Sehun's brows.

Sehun understood what he meant and hurriedly ran down the slope, accompanied by the rest. He couldn't believe what his nose was picking up, but he pushes the assumption away. The others were a bit suspicious of the scent as well. Indeed, it was mostly strange and unknown to them.

The storm of the gushing waterfall does not cease to hide the scent of MinYoung's blood. The deafening noise was enough to hurt the eardrums of a baby, but it was nothing to the men. Sehun wastes no time in being careful and follows the short path. He was expecting it to be a dead end. He was expecting a surprise at the end. 

His expectations didn't need to exceed a limit, as two unconscious bodies were spotted on the cold ground. His eyes widened in shock and his men were already on their feet. 

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