The Adrift Oath

Chapter XIX: A Blind Toothless World

It's been a couple of days since the events that led to Fae's arrest, and it was so dark outside only enlightened by the meek moonlight, she was put into the jail of Freesia temporarily as she awaited her trial, yet why were they taking so long with it

The best she could think of was that maybe they were arranging her execution to be public so they'd make an example out of her, yet even with that thought plaguing her mind she has yet to form an escape plan, no, for now she didn't want to escape anyways

She was stripped of her belongings that they've found on her, mainly her dagger, sword, cloak, flashlight, cigarette pack, lighter, and phone

They were very cautious with all but the first three possessions as they themselves didn't know what the hell their purpose was, and Fae wasn't quite in the mood for an éxpose on electronics

And so she sat down on the hard ground of her cell, the reinforced wooden door was the only thing she was staring at as her eyes were barely awake, she had gone for far too long without a proper night of rest, but how could she sleep with what happened to her lately, she just couldn't

All of a sudden that same wooden door that attracted her gaze so very much made a distinct cling, somebody was unlocking the door, and that they did as they opened it wide

It was two guards that gazed down at the sitting woman

"Somebody wants to see you, get up" The first spoke, but Fae had yet to obey his words only staring at them with her narrowed eyes that were quite intimidating, he sighed and walked towards her with his partner as they grabbed both of her arms and lifted her up, not before shackling her wrists together with chains that she wouldn't even hope to break with sheer strength

She didn't want to resist, nor did she want to obey anything they'd tell her, for now, she was too numb to want to do anything, yet her mind still wondered who'd want to see her

Yulia didn't show up ever since their last argument, and how could she, Fae didn't blame her as she felt responsible for any hard feelings the guild master might hold against her, she wouldn't be surprised if Yulia didn't want to see her anymore with how she treated her recently, she felt deep sorrow at that thought

She couldn't think of anybody that would come see her, she treated them all wrongly and didn't deserve their care, that's what Fae thought of herself at that point

And that mystery only grew even darker as she noticed Knights sitting outside of a door that the guards led her to, they then immediately walked away without uttering a word as Fae was left to the mercy of those two knights standing guard, she couldn't recognize them

"Get inside and do mind your manners" The knight on the right opened the door for Fae as she looked inside with a raised eyebrow

A feminine figure was sitting down on a table wearing a cloak with its hood over her head, the table had another chair at the opposite side of the hooded woman while four knights were also present inside, one at each corner of the small room

And she knew them, Claude, Lucy, Myles and William

She entered inside and the door was gently closed behind the curious Fae

"Hope you're having a nice evening Fae" The stranger woman's voice was smooth as butter, to Fae she sounded like she was in her 30s perhaps

"Please, do take a seat" She gestured at the seat in front of her, Fae slowly and cautiously sat down, she couldn't trust her but she could tell that this was another noble of Flora

As she was now closer to the woman, she was surprised to see that her eyes were of a crimson color, just like blood, with a small beauty mark under her right eye while her hair was silvery and long as the long bangs tried to cover her left eye and the scar she had that went from her nose to under that same eye