At the thought, Samui could no longer hold back. She strode to the door, her face icy, and said in a low voice, "Move."
The two guards exchanged a glance. Neither seemed willing to let her through. "Samui, you can't go in!"
Samui's fine brows drew together. "The child inside is an important hostage. If anything happens to her, can you take responsibility?"
As she spoke, Samui looked utterly unconcerned, as though the matter had nothing to do with her. The two guards immediately panicked.
"We wouldn't dare! It's just that Lord Raikage ordered us not to let anyone near her. Please, go in!"
One of them took out a key and unlocked the door, then stepped aside to let Samui through.
Samui kept her chin raised and merely lowered her eyes, looking down at them with disdain. "At least you know better."
With that, she strode inside and headed straight for Hinata.
The place where Hinata was being held was a crude little house with only one small bedroom. To keep the child from escaping, they had even nailed the window shut.
Night had fallen, leaving the room dim. Only a little moonlight slipped through the cracks around the window and door.
Hinata crouched in that patch of moonlight, hugging her knees. When Samui came in, she seemed terrified and kept shrinking away.
Only when her back met the wall and she could retreat no farther did she bury her head between her knees, leaving only her large eyes peering warily at Samui.
Seeing Hinata like that made Samui's heart ache even more. The child had been abducted a day and a night ago and clearly had not eaten a thing. Every so often, her stomach growled.
Samui's expression softened at once. "Hinata, don't be afraid. You must