Chapter 49: Chapter 49: Maw of Leviathan

Fink drew her swarm of silver swords out of my body. They floated in the air around me, aligned to strike once more.

"What in the world were you doing here…" Fink said, sounding more upset than anything else.

I mustered no reply as I remained curled up on the ground, in a puddle of my own blood. The room spun as I fought to maintain focus.

As discreetly as I could, I reached into Khan's envelope, inside my pocket.

Khan. Please. I'm begging you. Don't leave me here to die.

But the envelope remained empty. Nothing appeared inside.

Fink scoffed. "What's that, a magical item? Keep in mind: If you kill me, you'll never find out where I took Hei. Not that you can kill me, if you tried."

When I collapsed, I had dropped the Seekflower's pot, and it had fallen upon the ground and shattered. The soil spilled out of the broken vessel, and the flower's roots became exposed. But as it laid sideways, the flower still pointed toward the closed wooden door.

"Where is Hei?" I croaked.

The Seekflower turned to point straight up.

Fink approached me. I shuddered with each step she took. But instead of doing anything to me, she merely picked up the Seekflower, then took my crossbow.

"Don't worry about him," Fink said. "The one in trouble right now is you. How did you learn about this place? Who are you working with?"

I checked my stats.

 

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