Quintet Of The Boundaries

19 : Mistake

2nd December, 1:05 a.m.

*cough* Looks like I ended up somewhere I don't know. My lungs' filled with water and I had a bad time spurting them out. I couldn't catch my breath at all. This was the first time I get drowned but didn't die of it. Of course I did not die, after all I'm a...

"Who's there?"

How could someone be possibly awake at this hour? ...If he's a Tenjitsu student, then I'm done...

"How did you come here?" He brought torch light with him, but with some of his allies as well... They're wearing a familiar uniform. How could I not remember it well...

"This area is under the Hughes' property. You're trespassing it. We have to take you into custody."

Hughes'...? Seriously? How did I end up here? For god's sake, why must it have to be here? Out of all places! I ended up in Hughes' land!

"W-wait, is there any Hughes I can talk to?"

"They're not someone you can talk to, filthy being."

"I'm not a filthy being. I'm a human."

"Whatever, we'll be arresting you."

Before they were able to do anything, someone came and spoke something. He somehow looked like someone... Oh, Ashley's attendant, I almost forgot.

"Lady Ashley will be seeing her right now. I'll take things from here."

The men obeyed his orders and left. Leaving me and him. I felt like thanking him for not letting me dragged into prison again, but I couldn't bring myself to do it to an enemy.

"Come with me, Miss Izanami." He reached out his hand to pull me up from the ground. He seemed sincere, so I thought it should be worth it. We walked on a path illuminated by moonlight. No conversation between us until one moment when we stopped in front of a building. It can hardly be seen during this hour, but I can tell it's a huge building.

"Don't let anyone know that you're an outsider. If anyone asks you to identify yourself, just say you're Lady Ashley's dog."

"Dog? But I'm not-"

"Only if you don't want to be killed."

He pushed open the door and we walked right into the building. This place's so luxury, brighted up almost at every corner.

"Follow me." He lead me upstairs to a room. "And try not to make Lady Ashley angry. You won't expect what will happen." He continued.

"What will happen?" I was curious.

He didn't bother to answer my question but he entered the room instead. He insisted me to enter too. But he left right after I enter the room.

"Why have you come here?" Someone sitting on a couch, the one I hate the most after the General, asked me.

"..."

"If you don't want to answer, then tell me what happened to your right arm." Her tone was a bit soft, but evil.

"That has nothing to do with you."

"I see." She walked towards me. "Then how does it feel when I do this?"

"Nghk!" She hit my arm with a tremendous force just to dislocate my arm again. It hurt real bad. I fell onto the floor as a reflex.

"Don't touch me!"

"Oh, I thought it was supposed to be healed by now, Izanami. Or should I call you... a Shepherdess?"

"What do you want?"