Adrian looked up at Anna, the corners of his lips curling into a faint smile. In a soft voice, he murmured, "I'm hungry. I'm really hungry, Anna."
With that, he rose to his feet and slowly walked toward the iron bars.
[Why do I get the feeling that, when Adrian says those words while looking at Anna, Anna is about to become his dinner?]
[I have a feeling you might not be wrong...]
Adrian placed his hand over Anna's, which was gripping the bars. Tilting his head, he looked at her, a slight smile lingering on his lips.
"Could you help me?"
A faint golden glow seemed to flicker in Anna's eyes, just like Adrian's at that moment, shining in the darkness.
Before Anna even realized what she was doing, she had already unlocked the holding cell door.
"Anna, aren't you done yet? Why did you come back in the first place?"
The voice of the duty officer echoed through the corridor. The moment he saw the scene before him, he froze, his face filling with disbelief.
