Alec’s gaze turned and his eyes met mine. His gaze was scarier than before. I flinched.

He cocked his head at me with a blank stare. I gasped as I felt something wrap around my body. Nothing was physically around me though. The forces around me felt as if they were tightening around me. My body was dragged towards him.

I screamed in fright and squirmed. Nothing seemed to work against it!

I heard the familiar voice in my head return,

*Don’t struggle against him! Stay calm and quiet.*

*Y-You’re back?* I asked.

*Neh... Now listen to what he has to say, and be smart.*

I came to an abrupt stop in front of him. He stared at me for a few seconds.

“You did not see anything.”

I was so scared that I couldn’t bring anything to say.

“Now what did you really see, human?”

It took me a few seconds to reply,

“N-Nothing... W-W-What did I see?”

“Good girl.”

He pushed me to the door without touching me. I clearly got the message and ran back to my room.

I asked the familiar voice,

*Where have you been?*

He didn’t answer for a few seconds.

*I... was busy for a while.*

*Eh, whatever...* I shrugged it off.

There was a comfortable silence for a little while.  I decided to go and explore the castle some more. I found myself wandering around outside.

I suddenly came upon a large fountain. There was fancy handwriting on it.

Fish of the Futu