Cecilia woke up in an unfamiliar place. It was dark like pitch. Cecilia unconsciously switched her sight to the infrared spectrum, and what she saw took her breath away.
She was in what looked like a warehouse underground, maybe a basement. Around her, several of the villagers were tied up, some even with signs of physical violence.
She was tied up as well. Her hands were firmly chained to an iron shaft on her back, and even the fingers were tied up in a way that made it almost impossible to move them.
Her staff was nowhere to be seen. She couldn't check the way she was, but she assumed that others, like the rings and tiara, would've been taken as well.
"Miss Cecilia! You woke up!"
The voice came from behind her. She couldn't see the person, but she recognized the voice.
"Marya?"
It's what she tried to ask. But she was gagged, so the sound was more like "ughwawa."
"I was caught by the bandits. Everyone here was…"
