Watching the woman flee, Ororen grew frustrated. He was supposedly here to help her, but it looked more like they were here to kill her.
But he also knew that talk was cheap. She would never believe him on words alone, so he decided to just capture her first and sort things out later.
The more Onaya ran, the more she despaired. She was drenched in sweat and gasping for breath.
She didn't know what exactly had happened at White Castle, but these mercenaries were clearly far less trustworthy than Penny's group. After all, Penny and her followers would at least be constrained by their connection to her family and wouldn't harm her, but with these mercenaries, all bets were off.
Just then, the sound of footsteps suddenly echoed from the passage ahead. The next moment, a handsome young man appeared at the end of the corridor.
