Evils Knight (MCD OC x ???)

Chapter Eleven: One Step Closer

As the sun started to fall I found myself feeling sadness. Aphmau was not taking the whole Garroth going missing thing. Not only that, but we haven't seen Tracey for almost a week now.
I finally made up my mind of what I would do. I have had those flash backs of that girl with the crystal blue eyes. I think I found a lead and I am leaving at midnight.
I grab my bag, throwing it onto my back I head towards the front gates with a horse. Once I get far enough away from the gates I mount my horse and ride off towards bright port.
Once I get there I dismount my horse, tie it up, and walk to that herb store. The lights were still on so I walked in. A bell rang and the man who sold those herbs to that girl came to the front desk.
"Ahh, how may I help you young man?" He asked. I walked over to him setting my hands on the wooden counter top.
"Yesterday a young lady named Kalla came in here to bye herbs. I happened to hear you say that they were hiding someone. Do you know who it was?" I ask straight forward. The man looked at me speechless.
"Wh-what?! You heard all that?" He asked. His voice was shaky. "I sure did! Now please make this easy and tell me what she does in the wolf tribe village!" I say threateningly.
"I don't exactly know what she does, but I do know that she is an amazing herbalist! She was bringing in people go had needed help and came to me for the herbs. A few times the people didn't make it or they were unable to be healed and ran off. Kalla is a lovely girl! Though she has been acting weird lately."
I slam my right hand on the wooden counter now getting impatient. "What do you mean?!" The owner squeaks before gulping. "Sh-she had been buying more herbs, and stronger ones at that! She also has been coming in more frequently and won't stop saying that her "friend" needs her to get these certain types of toxin herbs."
I found this interesting. "Toxin herbs?" I ask a bit confused as of what he was talking about. "Yes! These toxin herbs -if used right- could make people more susceptible to orders. It's like putting someone into a trance that is hard to break out of."
My eyes widen at the information. "Is there a cure?" I ask. The man thinks a second before snapping his fingers. "Yes there is, BUT there is a potent type of herb that could get rid of the toxin though it could take hours for it to start working."
"Okay thank you sir. I have one more question though. What is the name of Kalla's boss?"

       I went back to the cave where I saw that torn up blooded rope. I cut off a piece of rope that had a lot of blood on it and stood up. I rode back to Phoenix Drop and try to find Emmalyn.

~~In the Morning~~

I enter her library and walk down the stairs to her study area. "Emmalyn?" I ask turning my head to see her look up from her studies. "Ah! Laurence! What do you want?" She asks kindly.
I set the piece of rope on the table. "Do you think you could try and find who this blood belongs to? Is there anyway for you to do that?" Emmalyn looks at me with wide eyes. "I-I don't know. I am not one to know about that kid of thing. I would say take it to Lucinda and have her look at it."
"Thank you!" I say grabbing the rope and running off. Once I reach Lucinda's tower of sorts I run in and climb the stairs. Once I reach the top I find Lucinda talking to Aphmau.
"Laurence? What are you doing here?" Aphmau asks. I give a small smile trying to hide the rope without looking like I was hiding something. "I came to find you! Emmalyn wanted me to get you so she could ask you something!"
As soon as I said that I mentally face palmed. I was so screwed! "Well alright. I'll talk to you later Lucinda," Aphmau says climbing down the ladder.
"Nice lie! I liked it. Now what do you really want?" Lucinda asked. I gave a nervous smile before holding out the rope. "I was wondering if you could find out who's blood this is." Lucinda took the piece of rope and looked at it. "I don't know if I can sense the blood is so dry. . . but I will do my best. If you don't mind me asking, but why do you want me to do his?"
"I think this blood could lead to the people who had taken Garroth. This persons blood could mean finding the person and asking them who had done what ever they did to them."
Lucinda nods. "Alright! I will start working though I need your help. I need you to make sure that no one enters this tower. It can only be you and I here." I agree to her request and with that she gets to work.