Blades and Claws (Lady Dimitrescu x Female Reader)

10. Hints

You were sitting in your chambers, sharpening your daggers from the recent hunt and trying to cope with the amount of feelings concerning yesterday's incident. You were overwhelmed to the point that it was hard to breathe, like your whole insides were twisting with both euphoria and anxiety.

You gulped.

A sudden shy knock caught your attention. "Yes?"

The red-haired Dimitrescu daughter opened the door and entered your chambers.

"Hello, Y/N! I thought that, well, it is time to fulfill my part of the deal. Ready to see the hidden passage?" her eyes locked on your daggers, and before you could reply, she exclaimed again. "Woah, I didn't notice how beautiful they are! Can I have a closer look?!"

You couldn't refuse her enthusiasm and handed one of the daggers to the girl.

Daniela carefully examined the blade and the ornate hilt of the dagger.

"They were passed down to me from by grandfather. He was a warrior, too, but he died in a battle before I was born," you shared.

After a few more minutes, Daniela has satisfied her curiosity and returned the blade to you.

"It's really nice! I wish we could have some more weapons other than the sickles," she sighed.

"Why can't you?" you inquired.

"Where from? There are no blacksmiths or warriors in this village or anything," Daniela explained.

"Oh, right. I didn't think of that. Well, maybe we'll be able to find something for you. Now, let's go see the passage, shall we?" you smiled slightly.

Daniela replied with a wide, mischievous grin, instantly grabbing your arm. A thought flashed through your mind, 'Wait, not again?!'

But alas, the next moment you felt the familiar feeling of lightness and dizziness in your body, hallways rushing past your sight. Buzzing of flies filled your ears.

After a minute, she finally stopped and let you go.

"Just.. warn me next time, will you?" you playfully scolded her, fixing your hair.

"Sorry! I got excited," Daniela justified herself with an adorable smirk, then she continued. "So! We are now by the entrance to the dungeons, you know the path to it already. But, what you don't know yet..."

The redhead approached the wall and crouched, putting her hands on a certain part of it and pushing forward. The fragment of the wall opened, like a tiny door, and revealed the passage behind it. The passage, in fact, was terrifying, as deep inside it was completely dark.

Daniela glanced back at you, "You probably won't see anything in this dark, but don't worry! Just follow me," she told you as she crawled inside the passage.

You sighed and quickly looked around. Not a single soul or sound was there, except for Daniela's shuffling inside the tunnel.

"Y/N! You coming?" her voice echoed as the shuffling stopped.

"Y-yeah!" you quickly crouched and followed your accomplice.
When you got inside, she whispered. "Now close the entrance, we don't want anyone to find it!"

The wall fragment was considerably heavy, but you managed to pull it over and block off the entry. Once you did that, everything turned to absolute darkness.

"Hey, Y/N! Now turn around and follow me. Rely on your hearing," Daniela whispered again while crawling forward.

"Alright," you whispered back. "Why are we whispering, by the way?" you chuckled.