Daisy waited patiently as Aria finished and then gestured for them to start moving again. Once they had moved away from the door she turned around and held up three fingers and mouthed "More" before she gave them a nod and began to lead them further into the maze of corridors.
Daisy stifled a yawn as she followed behind Aria. It had all been surprisingly easy so far. They hadn't run into any guards while the concrete floor had allowed them to travel without making much noise. The walls were the only thing that they had to be careful of. There was the occasional spot where the metal could ring like a bell if you touched it the wrong way and that was the last thing they wanted.
They pressed on for about ten more minutes, taking the turns that Aria pointed out before they finally arrived in a long hallway that appeared to be the first one that didn’t have any immediately visible turns. Daisy smiled at the sight of the lights that were still on. They were very dim, but any light was better than creeping around in the dark. The trio continued down the hallway, this time to an area Daisy couldn’t even vaguely identify. Although with how repetitive the designs were, it was a wonder Daisy could identify anything in the first place.
Then there was a sudden flash of blinding light down the hallway. It lit up the entire hallway like the sun, bathing it in a pure white light, very different to the slight amber color present in the usual lights. Harry, Aria and Daisy flattened themselves into a nook hoping that they hadn't been caught in the beam of light.
The look on Aria's face told Daisy that whatever the beam of light was, it was definitely not a part of the plan. Daisy made herself as small as possible almost sinking into the door set into the nook they were in. Harry was staring intently at the door as if he could unlock the door by sheer force of will. Wait a minute. Neither of us actually tried the lock did we? Maybe it actually is unlocked. Yes. Yes. It must be unlocked. She tried to slowly maneuver her hand towards the handle, moving slowly but surely behind Aria, who was pressed up against it.
Realizing what was happening, Aria moved aside slightly as Daisy gently pushed against the cool metal. The door did not budge. The handle moved a few centimeters down then refused to move past it. She tried to slam it down with more force. Still nothing. It was locked. Even if it wasn't locked it was jammed shut tight enough that there was no way that she was going to be able to open it herself and if she involved the other two, they risked being exposed to the rapidly brightening beam of light.
Daisy tried one last desperate tug as a pair of shadows now began to emerge from the light. The shadows had more than one pair of arms and oval shaped heads. Guards. They could only wait as the shadows grew closer.
The light spilled into the little space that they were hiding in, the tiny nook no longer able to block the light. The three of them tried to flatten themselves even further into the corner. Daisy closed her eyes.
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