Kingdom Hearts: World Keeper [Re:Joined]

Persistence

Lockpicking is way more difficult than first anticipated. Of course, she isn't a professional. Fully aware of that, she remains to keep as silent as possible, despite the wish to yell into the jail regardless of the two creepy mistresses possibly hearing it.

"Lyria, it's ok if you can't make it."
"Let me do my thing, Aiden."
The man with the orange undercut starts to grin a little. He's fully aware that Lady Lyria is dead set on breaking out. A slight shift of the mechanism inside the door is heard and it practically swings open, however incredibly loud!

All the other hunters and soldiers stare with open mouths, fascinated that she managed to break free. Putting her second Kanzashi back into her petrol colored hair, Lyria breathes in for a moment.
He quickly states: "That method will take too long. Let's search for keys."
She only nods and leads the way. Aiden turns back to the soldiers: "Don't think we're leaving you here!", storming off.

Constant climping sounds of his armor pieces faintly echo through the empty areas of the elder hall's basement floor.
"This way!", she whispers whilst pointing at a smaller room, continuing to sprint on her toes. It's one of the many times her legs come in handy. Her footsteps become impossible to be heard.
The room... every key should be stored there, normally. It's logical to look in this room first. Though, easy to miss due to the doorway looking very small at certain angles, almost like it's not there.
"I hoped they were lazy enough to leave the keys here. Oh?", Lyria notices a small paper laying under the only table in the room.

Second floor
5th room from the
library's hallway

"I know the handwriting."
"Yes, it's Az's... I'm glad he's trying to help somehow.", Aiden smiles, Lyria however remains critical: "I don't understand, though. Hard to get who's side he's on."
They keep moving upstairs as fast as possible. Passing the library, there is another room they almost ignored until Aiden noticed a shine. "Our weapons!"

They walk further and reach the room Azal meant, soon finding a little key hidden on top of the door frame. Mava would always hide keys that way. With her switch-axe retrieved and a key to open every prison cell, Lyria disregards Aiden's fist bump.

"This is a bit too easy, isn't it?", he later asks in a satisfied but also slightly worried tone. His sword and shield make more sound than his armor while he pulls them out and gets ready to attack when needed. Things are getting suspicious. Lyria sighs out of annoyance and insists on returning to the jail as fast as possible.
"Looks like no one's home. Brace yourself, it's suspicious.", he speaks up again, passing the main hall. "Now you probably jinxed it.", a giggle escapes from her.

Home, huh? It was their home, until these mistresses took over. Lyria shakes her head in order to lose these thoughts. After more stairs and halls they finally reach the huge metal door of the jail. It's incredibly old. Hasn't been cleaned for a very long time. The gravure on the door shows a burning kingdom. The black dragon lurks between the piles of ashes, almost as if it wants to lash out to attack any human who dares stand before the door for too long. But there was something different about it. The door is slightly cracked open. Aiden and Lyria nod at each other, someone must've come inside.
Pushing the door wings wide open with great effort, they approach the intruder.

"Az? What are you doing?", Lyria confronts him, quite surprised that she even recognized him at all. He turns around, snapping a cell open, the soldiers and hunters hug their commander: "We knew you would help us!"

"I'm so proud of you, but what exactly are you doing?", Aiden lets his guard down and rubs Az over the shoulder: "All I've heard you help these witches. At least you're rocking the haircut."
"What made you change? Mav told us to be careful around you.", Lyria interrupts, to which Azal only sulks: "Maleficent lied to me. She never knew father."
The hunters feel with the commander, saluting for him, as another cell is being opened.