A Familiar Void

Chapter 17

It was taken the people who were supposed to capture her a while to get there. She didn't know what happened to the ones that had been trying to approach them from above, but it seemed that they had left.

Well, whether they approached her from above or from the door didn't change. She had two wardens that kept her prisoner in the Vault.

Ironic, considering the fact that just earlier today she was trying to break into said Vault.

Speaking of wardens. one of the creatures, the one with the four horns, was taking advantage of the delay by looting the place. It leaped from pedestal to pedestal, smashing the glass containers with the Soul Wand, using it like it was a sword, and then picking up the Medallions within.

The one that had chased her throughout the school, the Familiar, however approached her.

For a moment Fouquet made peace with herself, thinking that it wasn't going to wait for the guards to come pick her up and just open her throat. But instead, it stopped in front of her and just looked at her.

She returned its stare, her hidden eyes looking into its empty eye sockets. They looked at each other for a few moments, before she asked "What do you want?"

It tilted its head.

"Ah right," she shook her head "You don't talk." She leaned her head back, and then took a look around.

There were so many objects in here that were valuable, that just by looking at them she could almost count the money she'd make by selling them off.

A staff that was topped by a ruby gem, it'd be enough to get her food for a month maybe even three if she embellished its effects enough.

She saw the four horned creature pick up the Mind Talisman from the wall. That could buy her provisions that would last a whole season if she found the right person. She knew because the last time she saw one of those was from a hooded merchant selling one, the price was outstanding.

The rings would be a nice gift, if they didn't have any kind of enchantments on them. Maybe she could pluck off the gems and sell those, and give the rest to the kids that were nice.

Her eyes saw the last of the Medallions that the creature picked up. It was a shame that she didn't know about that when she went in. She heard that Elves loved it if a Human were to ever bring them one, apparently enough that they wouldn't kill them on the spot.

Then there was of course, the Soul Wand. The glowing weapon that had taunted her when she heard that the Academy had one in its Vault. A single one could've allowed her to rest for a long time, maybe even long enough that she wouldn't need to leave her home every few months.

But alas, things didn't work out that way.

"I've spent years evaded guards and Nobles, bodyguards and even mercenaries hired to protect their treasures." She turned to the Familiar in front of her, it was still staring "And I get caught because of a Noble's Familiar."

It didn't react to her words. Only turning to acknowledge the similar looking double land next to it.

Her eyes looked at the two and then landed back at the Familiar "You know each other?"