Last chance

"Where is Ulla?" Reeva demanded.

"I... I don't know! The guy just contacted me through a middleman...." Tula stammered.

As Tula spoke, Theia emerged from the bathroom, a worried expression on her face. She had heard the commotion and rushed out, still dripping from the shower.

"What's going on?" she asked.

She got her answer as she took in the scene—Reeva interrogating a bloodied man while Hilda restrained him. It was clear they had an intruder.

"We're just having a chat with this guy who broke into our room. You can go back to your shower; we've got it under control."

"Okay...." Theia hesitated but then returned to the bathroom to finish her shower, not wanting to get involved.

Reeva turned his attention back to Tula. "How did you survive?"

"You didn't kill me. What are you talking about—AGH!" Tula cried out as Hilda injected another dose of pain into his body. "Okay! I did something, okay? I did something...."