It was pitch black, I could hear the rattling of the carriage, I was still tied. My body was itching and the feeling of wiping my sweat stayed as a feeling. 

Did I actually kill her…

Was I an assassin?

Why did my past choose that? I thought she wanted a peaceful life. 

The kid probably wants me dead. 

Eye for an eye.

Should I be killed? Or should I just run away?

Ironic how I was the one sprouting to Vini how seriously Mary’s kidnappers should be punished.

That reminds me… I should just accept the fact they betrayed me. I do remember Vini wanting to go somewhere with the queen's permission.

Does that also mean the girl in my dream is Mary seeking revenge against me? 

I have no will at this point.

Better to follow their instructions…

“Hey you! Get off”, the guard instructed

He opened the shabby carriage. He looked different from all the people I met.

Big horn, fluffy tail and an eye of a creature. 

I followed his instructions but as soon as the day light struck my eyes, I collapsed. 

No… it’s the moon… 

It was a night city dazzling with city lights. 

“Get up”

It was the guy from before

Romara was it?

A guy behind him tapped his back instructing him to help me 

“Why should I help a criminal and dirty my hands”

The other guy said nothing 

With a sigh, Romara grabbed my wrist and pulled me.

There was something about the guy… he never seemed to look at me like a criminal. He never spoke either. 

We walked for a while inside an old tower before they locked me in a dark prison. 

“Is it the right thing to lock her next to another murderer”

The guy stared at him as if they could communicate in their mind 

“Well you are right, they don’t have that many prisons here to begin with”

Another murderer? In this darkness I couldn’t see another soul.

“Is that the voice of a person?”, a voice came from behind

“Eeeks she is awake. let’s go, taco”

“No ! DON’T LEAVE ME WITH A MURDERER!”

Bam! The door was shut just like my hope.

I slowly turned around to see my new roommate 

“Huh?”

She was chained in a thick stainless metal chain. Even though there wasn’t enough light, tiny beams of moonlight made me realise that girl was chained head to toe so that she can’t move

“A different yet familiar voice”,she murmured 

Her long tangled hair hid her face 

“Could you move my hair so that I can take a glance at your beauty?”

Silence

“Don’t worry, I can’t harm you with chain all around me”

I slowly went closer to her. Her body smelled awful as if she hadn’t taken a shower in years.

I slowly pulled her dry hair back.

Her black eyes with a pentagonal pattern stared into mine.

“Melezaban?”

Huh? How-

“ARE YOU REALLY MELEZABAN?”

She jolted trying to break free from the chain. In reflex I ran to the extreme corners to get away from her. 

“No, don't run! You being here mean they will be coming soon”, she started crying  

They ? This woman is insane. I decided to close my ear and sleep through the night.

Huh? Yet again i woke up in a dark place

“Where-”

“Don’t worry, it’s just the night”, the woman replied

“How long have I been asleep?”,I asked trembling

“The whole day”

I was confused, why was it that I never saw dawn here?

“You never see day here, that’s how Yuil make it here”

Silence… 

The woman stared into nothingness. I tried closing my eyes and rewinding my memories.

Nothing. 

The guards come once a day.

Hard bread and-

“This is water?”

“You drink half and pour half on your body, that’s how you drink and bath”

It wasn’t even water… it was pure mud

In the end I never drank it nor did I bathe. I kept the water in the corner and every once in a while I dip my fingers in it and suck it. 

I tried storing this mud like that.

“You are one smart kid”,the woman laughed

“Survival is priority”, I said in a low voice trying to conserve energy”

The woman smiled softly 

“Shall I show you how I survived here for ages?”

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