Aria Silverhand curled up in a corner, sobbing softly. Her eyes were already red and swollen. As a pampered little princess, she had never encountered anything so terrifying. She had grown up reading adventure stories and had dreamed of a knight or prince coming to rescue her-but only now did the little princess finally understand that even being a captive princess was no easy thing.
She was locked in this cold, drafty cell, shivering all over, hungry and freezing. There was not a glimmer of light in the dark cell, and the wind howling in the distance sounded like the wails of ghosts.
She did not even dare close her eyes. Whenever she did, she saw those people being brutally murdered in front of her again. The splattering blood and falling bodies filled the little princess with unparalleled terror.
Would someone come to save me? What would happen to me afterward?
Aria did not know the answers. All she could do now was curl into a ball and pray that someone would come to rescue her.
Flap, flap.
Just then, the sound of beating wings rang out. Aria raised her head and looked toward the little window overhead. A large black bird stood there, occasionally tilting its head as it watched her.
"H-hello, big bird..."
The sight of the bird seemed to ease Aria's spirits considerably.
"Could you... talk with me for a while?"
The bird turned its head, its black eyes fixed on Aria.
Meanwhile, Li Wei withdrew his gaze.
"Found her."
He reached out and pointed at the tower of the building ahead.
"Up there, on the top floor."
"That's about the size of it."
The members of Arrow of Light were astonished by the map before them. They had never seen anything so precise. Although most of