Fitz didn't know how long he have waited, the time he spent in those bushes felt like years. He struggled to keep his eyes open until the sound of footsteps chased away his sleepiness. He waited for the person to approach like a starving predator. He looked out behind the dark green leaves, there was two of them.
One at a time. Fitz told himself.
He jumped out of the bushes as soon as both of them pulled out their leaping crystals, hitting the one on his right hard with the end of his spear. The one on the left tried to attack his feet, but Fitz kicked his forehead with his heels as soon as the attacker bent down.
And both the attackers went unconscious.
He searched their pockets and bags, hoping to find something like 'Map of the Neverseen' and their weapons or their real identity. At last, he found a few hand guns, a old map which there are green stains all over its surface, and a tiny bottle of green liquid, which reminds him of Soporidine.
He took both of their crystals and leaped out of nowhere.
***
Sophie didn't tried hard not to groan when she felt her bleeding wounds aching. She pretended to be asleep. Or...she tried to.
"Good news, Foster, two of our guards went unconscious on their way to the east tower today. Do you know what our cameras caught? " Keefe sighed dramatically. "Your sweet old Cognate."
Hope burned in Sophie's veins, She wanted to transmit to Fitz about the Neverseen secrets that might help him, but the ability restricter around her forehead denied her request.
"Poor Fitz, who might be taken down a few minutes later." he petted Sophie's head as Sophie shouted at him "I'll make sure he dies."
After he went out of the room, Sophie leaned on the freezing marble wall, hoping that doing this can stop her wounds from bleeding. It did work. Sophie didn't know why but it's becoming colder and colder everytime she wakes up. She doesn't think Summer passed that quickly, was it all what the Neverseen planned?
