Kaer's voice grew fainter and fainter in his despair, inevitably signaling that he was being dragged away to the prison cells at the Guard Headquarters.
Reize glanced at the wrecked casino, a flash of disdain in his eyes. He was about to turn and leave when a guard walked over, leading a petite girl with him.
"Lord Commander, we found this elven girl in the cage at the back. She seems to have been lured or trafficked here," the guard reported.
Reize turned to look. The girl appeared to be very young, with sharp elven ears and eyes as clear as water, now nervously staring at him. Her slender frame trembled slightly, evoking pity.
"I... I didn't participate in the gambling," she weakly defended herself, not daring to meet Reize's gaze. "I was trafficked here... They said they were going to sell me to someone else..."
