Chapter 45

Zasiok looked at Cecil, and noticing her shocked expression, he realised Cecil didn't know either.

The hidden message.

Zasiok looked at the guards who were still outside the cell, and they weren't even paying attention to him.

Cecil somehow found herself instinctively shifting, providing a cover for Zasiok, to read the message.

Zasiok raised his eyebrows in surprise.

"If I got caught lying, it would be bad for me as well," Cecil remarked, impassive. "Hurry and read it."

He opened the tube and hitting it lightly against this palm. A rolled up paper dropped onto his palm and Zasiok unravelled it. He read it quietly, and the guards glanced over them, unconcerned as they turned back.

Zasiok shot his head up after reading it, his eyes wide and he stared at Cecil, not speaking a word. Cecil soon grew uncomfortable under his wide, violet eyes.

"...?"

"...why are you looking at me like that? I didn't know there was a letter hidden there." Cecil whispered.