Attic

A sigh escaped the light-blonde haired girl’s lips as her hand slowly ran through the top of her hair, slightly tugging it to undo the small knots that had formed within her wavy hair that cascaded like a waterfall down her back. Her hand then skimmed through the treasure chest she had opened hoping to find some clues within it; would be quite ironic if she did manage to locate something within that treasure chest considering the fact that they were technically, seeking for a treasure. The thought made Zoe chuckle slightly. However, alas, luck did not favour her for even in this chest, nothing of relevance was found. The voice of Riley made its way to her ear to which Zoe sighed again and replied, “Nah, I didn’t find anything either. How are we going to look for something here? In this huge mess? It’ll take forever!”

A groan followed that statement as Zoe got up and stood on her two feet, brushing the dust from her jeans away and making her way to one of the cupboards and opening it to discover some quiet old items. “This place must have items that mark Sabertooth’s history.” She remarked, her voice filled with a slight awe as the fact that this attic may have some quiet ancient and exquisite items from perhaps, the birth of the brave and righteous guild made its way into her mind. It gave her a new sense of hope; perhaps, they could find something; perhaps, the clue was something related to the guild’s history; or perhaps, that could just be a false hope. But regardless of that, the two mages would continue their search because at the moment, they absolutely had to if they wanted to acquire the treasure and emerge victorious.

Her search had yet again lead to no luck but just ruined hopes as she made her way to the black-haired female who questioned where they should look for it. “Well, somewhere here. I’m honestly blank. But we have to keep on searching and find something else apart from shit.” And that is what they had to do and both of them wouldn’t be giving up. Not until they found something that could lead them onto the next round as both of them weren’t ones to give up. Oh no, they weren’t.

The voice that echoed across the guild hall was all too familiar to Zoe’s ears especially with one word; blondie. By that, both of the females present within the attic knew who the owner of the voice was. Like Riley, even Zoe adopted a sour look on her face at the sight of Fredrick; one of the first people she met when she had entered the Sabertooth guild hall and one of the only people she disliked due to his obnoxious and utterly rude attitude. Fredrick, the prick; would be quite a fitting title for him instead of Lord Fredrick. The snap that echoed from his fingers ignited an unwanted reaction within Zoe; a reaction which caused her to unwillingly move towards Riley’s direction until the next thing she knew, her left wrist was cuffed with Riley’s right wrist and the same for their ankles.

“What the…?” However, before she could say any further, a bright light flashed which caused the blonde to abruptly shut her eyes until the next thing she knew, they were outside the guild hall. “Eh? What just happened?” She questioned, wondering what the hell they would do now. In response to Riley’s statement about Fredrick, the blonde nodded in reply. And at the prospect of freezing the cuffs, Zoe bit her lip, thinking the thought over. “I don’t think that’s a good idea. Knowing Fredrick, he probably did something that would cause a reaction if the cuffs were frozen; a bad reaction at that. I suggest we should try to move in sync and get back inside the guild hall and probably seek for some help. Preferably, Raven’s…I mean, the guild master’s.” With that, on a count of 3, Zoe proceeded to move her left leg hoping Riley would follow through and they could make some progress.

The light blonde looked at her companion and friend with a blank expression that clearly, conveyed the sentence – ‘Do I look dumb to you?’ With a sigh, Zoe face palmed herself and turned her attention back to Riley, her eyebrow slightly raised at her. “Really?” Zoe asked, sarcasm plastered in her voice before it returned back to normal; which so happened to be a voice laced with annoyance. “Of course, I know that she won’t be able to use magic to free us. I’m not dumb, ya know. What I was suggesting was that Raven is the guild master of Sabertooth which means, not only is she one of the strongest but also, the one whose say means everything. So if we go and tell her about what ‘Lord Pain In The Ass’ did then, she would tell him to undo it which means hurray, tada, we’ll be free! Understand, now?”

It was then something occurred to her; of course, walking all the way inside the guild hall would take ages considering their current state but perhaps, there was something else that they could do. And this method that the blonde had thought up of would be fast and ensure they reached their position. “Hey, Riley, hang on to me. I have a brilliant idea.” Waiting for Riley to do as she told her to; clutch Zoe’s clothes or anything like that which would make both of them in a stable and comfortable position; the blonde closed her eyes and sighed slightly. A few moments later – perhaps, a few seconds later – a layer of wind wrapped itself around the duo, slowly yet surely lifting them off the ground and into the skies above as Zoe pointed her free hand in the direction of the guild and the duo started moving or more precisely, flying.