Chapter 49 - My Brother Came To Visit Me (4) (2/2)

“I’ll go and visit him tomorrow.”

And so, the next day, I headed to the basement stairs.

“I think you have gone the wrong road, Miss.” However, I had no choice but to stop. It was because several guards blocked my way in front of the basement stairs.

I blinked at the face of the guards I saw for the first time. I thought I saw most of the guards’ faces in my district, but I realized I don’t know them at all.

Soon, I smiled serenely.

“Well, I see. I think I took the wrong road. It happens sometimes. So, where was the dining hall?”

“It’s on the left. This area here is so complicated that you need to have a guard for guidance.”

They looked at my prison uniform and slightly relaxed their expressions. The shapes of the prison uniforms were different in each section. Most guards were relatively generous and kind to prisoners in our section because that is where most of the aristocrats were designated.

Sometimes, without a guard, it’s easy enough to slip through this area.

Looking at them, I could tell that they must have believed my excuse of going to the dining hall.

But I was aware this time that I must have judged that the risk of going to Ricdorian’s cell is not that great.

“Thank you. But…did something happen? I don’t think I’ve seen you before.”

“Ah…yes. It’s not classified. We are guards from the West wing side of Kambrakam. By the way, this is an underground area where the worst criminals are imprisoned… and it looks like there was an intruder a few days ago.”

‘…intruders?’ I flinched.

Something didn’t feel right. I felt a strange sense of dampness at the back of my neck.

The west wing is home to prisoners with the most oppressive quality of crime, including murder, arson, and treason. It was a place with the strictest surveillance and worse environment than any other section.

Besides, a strange guard said the underground area was the place to detain the worst criminals, but in fact, the basement was occupied by Ricdorian alone. It’s the only space that was allocated for the Hel family.

Originally, Lenag’s family was a neutral faction that managed this prison cell for generations, so they allocated this space for the wealthiest nobles. But Lenag abandoned neutrality and joined hands with Chaser

“I’m so scared of intruders. What kind of accident would happen here…right? I’m scared…”

“Oh, no. You don’t have to worry about anything. You’re in the safest area. However, they say that an intruder’s ‘item’ was found next to the prisoner in this basement.”

“Ah…That. I see.”

I felt another cold sweat flowing on my nape. I tried to maintain my composure while trying not to expose my agitation.

Maintaining a nonchalant smile, I bid goodbye and turned my back to the last minute. Then suddenly my ears slightly turned red, it was as if the guard, who was looking at me while smiling, dyed it.

I didn’t have the time to spare, Oh my gosh!

But wait a minute. I’m sure…

I gave Ricdorian a hair tie, didn’t I?

The intruder…Was it I?

As of the moment, my hands were moist.

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