Chapter 102 - Those People Who Think Of You (1) (1/2)
Chapter 102 – Those People Who Think Of You (1)
Translator: SKAIS Editor: Eyeful Solstice
“Hear anything strange?” the guard tilted his head.
“Yes, like the ground shaking or something. Even rocks falling not far from here. Like an unexpected occurrence? Anyway… I know it sounds a little weird.” I said.
“Well, I don’t know… …I’ve been at the entrance all this time, but I never felt anything like that at all.” The guard stated.
The guard scoured Ricdorian’s prison cell as he was talking, and grappled the metal buckle of his belt as he walked slowly back and forth. His eyes were scanning the entire place as if looking for something hidden. All the while, he displayed a plain suspicious look on his face.
“Well, it’s deep underground, so the sound of the water chamber wall falling apart and the sound of some small stones falling down would make a loud sound. I understand that you might be surprised. It’s a cave here after all.” The guard added.
Following his eyes, I saw a huge and deep hollow. Within it was a puddle that didn’t dry out since the last rain. There were some pretty large stones next to it which was probably a result of the successive wall-splitting and wall-colliding that had happened here.
Well, I guess I was just too conscious of what took place here.
I didn’t say another word. If I say any more things, the guard might get more suspicious. I tried to make myself relax and took some time to calm my breathing.
Right now, everything made sense to me…nothing was detected outside, right? Hmm, it seemed so, given the guard’s reaction and response.
Clearly, the earth tremor was remarkable and intense. Scores of gigantic stones fell from the ceiling and even from the walls. Even if we were all the way down here, that doesn’t mean that people from the outside wouldn’t know about that. They surely must have felt even a little vibration. I’m pretty sure of that.
Suddenly, my eyes diverted back to where the deep hollow was… and thought to myself ‘What in the world is going on here?’
I blinked my eyes repeatedly and even shook my head a little briskly, to register in my brain what I just witnessed. Now the place where the giant hole opened was now just a plain wall. Everything that’s been happening in this prison cell has never failed to blow my mind. I’m surprised I never had headaches from all of these things.
What the hell is this…this cell? I thought.
While my head was rumbling with countless questions that were still left unanswered, I struggled to keep my composure. The guard must not be given any slight clue of the mysteries Ricdorian and I witnessed down here. I had to keep myself together.
Please try to relax, relax. Calm down and breathe. I thought.
“Ms. Iana?” The guard called, whisking me out of my jumbled thoughts. I quivered at his call, trying to pretend that I was feeling a little somnolent.
“Oh, yes.” I turned my head at the call. And smiled slightly at a guard with a puzzled face.
“I’m going to have to leave you now. I have to go back outside. Everything seems perfectly fine down here. These falling debrises are normal, given that you’re underground.” The guard suggested, and turned his back at us as he was about to leave.
“Wait! I’m going. I’m… and uh, by the way…” I said to the guard and he turned his head as soon as he heard my call.
“What is it?” He asked.
I held Ricdorian’s hand slightly out of sight to the guard. I don’t know if he’s awake or exhausted, or if he’s fainted. But for sure, I wasn’t going to break my promise with him anymore. Because once is enough.
“I think this prisoner is very sick.” I spoke. “He has a very high fever.” I lowered my eyes with a wistful expression.
“He was with me, and he suddenly collapsed and…” I added.
The guard took some time looking at me and at Ricdorian as if he could not believe it. As soon as he let out a deep sigh, he held his chin, thinking, and made a grim face.