“Harry, is that you?” came a whisper. It was Daisy. It was so quiet he could barely make out the words but he knew exactly who was speaking.
“Last time I checked,” he replied, speaking just as softly.
“Oh thank the fates, you’re not hurt are you?” said Daisy.
“Just a little scrape,” he whispered, “you?”
“Nothing, are you sure it’s just a tiny scrape,” said Daisy.
“Yeah, I barely even feel it, don’t worry about it. We can take a look at the damage once we get near some light,” said Harry, “you have any idea where the others are?”
“Yeah, they’re all just up ahead, we all dived behind this crate, you’re the only one that dived the other way,” said Daisy.
“Of course I did,” said Harry, sighing.
“Well, now you’re here, come on, let’s join the others,” said Daisy.
“By the way, why did they fire on us out of nowhere?” asked Harry.
“Ryan bumped into the crate we dived behind,” said Daisy, "I guess they were waiting near the door somewhere. They probably changed places now. They wouldn't hang around after giving away their position now that they know we're armed.”
“Yeah, no chance they would hang around. At least now we know they’re out there,” said Harry.
“Yup.”
“Did you find him?” Aria asked the moment the duo rounded the crate that everyone had dived behind.
“Yes,” replied Harry.
“Perfect,” said Aria, “you’re not hurt are you?”
“No, he’s not,” said Daisy, immediately.
“Let’s keep going then,” said Aria, “everyone make sure you’re weapons are ready to fire. We know for sure they’re out there now, we have to be ready to fire at any moment.”
“Where’s your gun?” asked Harry.
“Left it on the floor,” said Daisy. He could just about make out her silhouette bending down to pick something up, “probably shouldn’t have done that, but I didn’t want to accidentally poke you with the gun when going looking for you.”
“I’d rather be poked with a gun barrel than see you defenseless,” said Harry, gently.
“Well,” said Daisy, her voice turned uncharacteristically serious, “you better stay next to me then.”
“Yes ma’am,” said Harry. Hoping that she turned towards him to smile and not glare, Harry resumed walking. They made their way through the doorway without getting blasted with another hail of gunfire and into the third room. And then before they knew it, they were stepping through room number four.
The tension in the air was palpable as they made their way into the next room. The guards either had to be very close or they’d run off to call for backup. Neither scenario sounded appealing. Aria didn’t seem to be thinking too much about that however as she seemed to be gaining confidence and starting to move faster through the rooms.
They passed the next couple of rooms once again without running into anything and it was clear that the nerves were starting to settle down for Aria and Ryan who were both moving much faster. Kate, on the other hand had dropped back a bit to walk along with Harry and Daisy.
Harry couldn’t decipher the expressions on either girl due to the lack of light but by the way they were walking much slower he could tell they were both getting worried by the lack of guards. Harry himself had a nagging feeling in his stomach as they continued to walk. Something told him that something was about to give, the Carpathians wouldn’t have kept quiet for quite that long.
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