Chapter 82

Ariezel

We had waited for hours on end for them to finally come out. It was, if anything, a struggle.

At first we heard a conflict with the door lock and shouting, only identifying it from the way it projected through the room which was soundproof. After it became quieter, with little snatches of sound here and there until soon, it became completely quiet.

It felt like I had been holding my breath for all the time spent, even though in reality I was breathing just fine. Harriet had yawned for the tenth time between then and an orange glow filled the windows, showing that the sun was going down.

And then finally, after waiting for so long, the door clicked open with certainty.

The door slowly opened, the creaks breaking the silence. There were no other noises at first until footsteps came.

Now I was literally holding my breath. I couldn't see them from my eyeshot, so all I could do was anticipate. Was it a success?

There came murmurs that I knew I could have easily heard if I heightene