Hidden Wings

~Chapter 1~

"Are we there yet?" Luz groaned. "We are almost there," Eda said, exasperated. 'Why does she keep asking every 30 seconds?' Eda thought. "How long is 'almost there'?" Luz asked. "...Like 3 to 5 minutes," Eda said after a minute of thinking. Luz groaned. "Where are we going again?" Luz said, tiredness dripping from her words. "The Emperor Coven Traitors' hideout," Eda said. "And why are we going there?" Luz asked, still tired. "A friend of mine in the group had found another traitor in the Emperor's Coven and recruited him. They told me that he had a higher position in the coven than everyone else; also that he is currently very injured and needs our help. Specifically our help. They stressed to 'not panic' when we see who it is." Eda said. "I am still confused about that last part," Luz said, trying to process the information. "Same here, kid. Same here," Eda said.

*Time-skip to when they get to the hideout*

When two entered the hideout, they were greeted by two of the coven heads. Raine Whispers, head of the bard coven, and Darius Deamonne, head of the abomination coven. "Ok, we're here. Can we meet this new member of yours now?" Eda asked. "Yes, but fair warning. He is panicked and still processing what is happening, so be careful. Also, don't hurt him even more he is traumatized enough," Raine said, seemingly very concerned about this mystery member. "Ok. Got it. Now where is he?" Luz asked, excited to meet this new member. Darius sighed "Follow me. He is in one of the rooms farther back," he said, starting to lead the group into the base. Luz looked over at Raine when she realized that they walked away. She saw them kneeling in front of a cabinet taking out medical supplies. Luz just shrugged it off as Raine got a few things for her and Eda to help this injured mystery person, so she jogged back over to the other two adults who were starting to walk away. She, however, didn't see Raine slipping a small bottle of a familiar orange, glowing liquid into their pocket.
As they walked down the hallway, the group could hear whimpering coming from one of the rooms farther down the hall. When they stopped at one of the doors, the whimpering from before had grown even stronger. They then looked down and saw small splotches of blood covering the floor and a bit of the door.
"Is your recruit ok?" Eda asked, breaking the silence and asking the question on everyone's mind. "I... I don't know. A few of his, I don't know, friends?, are in there but I don't know much of anything other than he is traumatized, plus physically and mentally not ok. I also think he has PTSD, but I'm not sure." Darius sighed, "I just recently learned that he is just a kid and is being abused by Emperor Belos. Who just so happens to be his uncle. Also, that he has been hiding a palisman this whole time," Darius ranted. "How long has he been a traitor?" Luz asked. "From the little information we know, which is not a lot, around a year or two," Raine said, walking over with some medical supplies. Darius knocked on the door a couple of times before someone opened it and stepped out, closing it quietly. "Willow? What are you doing here?" Luz asked, shocked and utterly confused. "Raine was looking for me. When they found me, they told me they needed to speak to Gus and me. When we found Gus, They told us what was going on and that they needed us to come over to help." Willow explained. Just then the door opened again and Gus stepped out quietly. Closing it as quickly as possible without making a noise. "Ok. He's asleep but it's light. Flapjack is currently watching him. Also, we need more bandages, towels, and I guess something he can chew on. He's teething too," Raine nods. They then looked at the group thoughtfully, then looked back at Gus, "Do you think we can go in without spooking him?" they asked. "Will someone explain to me and Eda who this person is?" Luz asked impatiently. "Luz.....it's Hunter," Willow said.