Laricot

Chapter 5

Beltrax turned the key in the door, locking it. He put the ring of keys back into his cloak and began to walk back down the dark hallway. He walked until he got to door 1, pulled out the ring of keys and entered door 1. The room he entered had wooden walls,  leather carpets and bookshelves all around. There was a long, dark wooden table down the middle of the room.

Beltrax walked over to a black bookshelf made from obsidian. There was one book on the obsidian shelf. He took it out and put it on the wooden table. The book had a red leather cover. Beltrax opened the book to page 200.

'I have found another one.'   Beltrax said, staring at the book.

'I put her in room 49.'

There was silence. He continued to stare at the book, his red tinted goggles glistening in the candle light that lit the room.

'Oh... do forgive me, I forgot.'

Beltrax reached to the side of his goggles flicking a switch. As the switch clicked the red tint from his goggles faded and what remained was his eyes, not glassy but clear, they resembled a fish eye.

'Is that better ma'am.'

He waited for a reply with an eager look on his face.

'Yes that is much better, thank you Bimble.'  The voice spoke, radiating from the pages.

'It is only my pleasure ma'am... what is to be done about the girl?'

'She is scared... I feel her presence. Where did you find this one Bimble?'

'The compass took me to BlewBurrow, to a sister house.'

The book pages fluttered to page 546, the page was titled "Sisters & The Sisterhood"

'Ahhhh yesss... Continue.'

'I met with a sister. A sister by the name of  Ronita Salagar. She was willing to let the girl go for a couple of gold coins.'

Suddenly the door swung open. A man stepped in, he was very tall and very skinny.

'Hello Bimble...'

Beltrax looked the man in the eyes.

'Tatius...'

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