At 6:00 pm, Owen and his team arrive at their home base. Owen walks to the main mission hall and explains the plan to the other association members.
“With the information Zeke gave us, it sounds like this Daunt association is an experimental facility. One Daunt member, now deceased, was disguised as an Inn owner. He used the Inn to kidnap people and send them to the facility. This specific organization focuses on children and women. Not only do they use them for experiments, but they also sell them as slaves. Nearby there are two of these Daunt bases. One here,” he points to a spot on the map, “and another close to here,” he points to another spot on the map near where the Forbidden Forest is suspected to be.
Zeke sneaks out of the medical center and watches the mission brief from a distance. He instantly takes an interest in the spot near the Forbidden Forest.
“She has to be there,” Zeke says to himself. He memorizes the spot and leaves for his room.
“Question. Are we allowed to do this mission? What about the paper the councilmen gave you?” Nash asks Owen. Owen walks to Nash and shows him the letter. The letter reads:
“Councilmen Rae and Liam are to take over watching Rue Elinora from Lost Haven. Rae and Liam have permission to invade nearby Daunt bases and question whoever needs to be questioned based on their judgment. Their mission is to locate the missing girl Rue Elinora and bring her back to councils care.” If the missing girl does not require rescue, then councilmen Rae and Liam are to be dismissed.”
Nash reads the paper and realizes it says nothing about Lost Haven intervening. Therefore, they are legally allowed to save her.
“I have to make a call to the council. I have some information they’d like to know about the girl,” Owen says, smiling, leaving the room. After the mission brief, the association members head off to pack their bags. Elliot walks past Zeke’s room and finds him packing his bag too.
“What are you doing?” Elliot asks, walking into Zeke’s room.
“None of your business,” Zeke says coldly.
“You know if you go… there’s a possibility you’ll go to the wrong place and die.”
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“So? What of it?” He dismisses Elliot. “I should make more of these before heading out,” Zeke says to himself about his potions. Elliot grabs Zeke's shoulder and turns him around.
“ZEKE! Look at yourself.” Elliot says, pointing to his wounds.
“It’s already healed, don't worry about me, Princess,” Zeke takes Elliot’s hands off him.
“Sigh. I’m not gonna be able to stop you, huh?”
“Nope. So get lost,” Zeke says, grabbing potions off his desk.
“I can’t let you go by yourself. Captain Owen wouldn’t like that. I guess I’ll come with you.”
“Wait, no, I don’t need you, nor do I want you to come.”
Nora walks by and sees the commotion. She welcomes herself into Zeke's room.
“Guess that makes two of us,” she says, smiling.
“Where did you-” Zeke gets cut off.
“Don't forget me!” Kai says, yelling excitedly.
“Lower your voice, or the captain will hear you!” Elliot commands, grabbing both of Kai's shoulders. Nora laughs at the two, and Zeke sits down.
“I don’t need your help! You guys need to leave.”
“If you really meant that, you would physically kick us out,” Nora says, sitting beside him on the bed.
“Fine, but if you come, we go by my plan!” Zeke orders.
“I’ll have to disagree with you there, buddy. We’ll hear what plan you have, then see if it’s good enough-”
Nora interrupts Elliot.
“Whatever you say, Zeke. We’ll go with your plan.”
“Hey, I was talking!” Elliot raises his voice.
“WOAH! Let’s do this!” Kai yells, ready to fight. Elliot sighs and accepts his fate.
“Good, now listen,” Zeke says, going over the plan with his new unwanted team members. Elliot closes the door, so no one else can hear them plotting.
Meanwhile, at the Daunt base. Rue is back in a cell, all chained up with cuts and bruises.
“Where am I?” she looks around, scared.
An unknown person appears from the shadows and says quietly,
“Hello, Ruin, haha.”