Chapter 76: Arc 2, - 54: Standing in a Hornet’s Nest
"HeY!" she knelt on the floor, grabbing the bars made of wind; the figure approached. One second she was there, the next, standing outside as shadows manifested.
She leapt up to the vague body she could make out- "Fwoosh!" The wind lifted her foot up, dangling her like bait on a fishing rod before, she felt her body stiffen.
The air around her held her body in place, paralyzed. Her eyes darted, but her body was gently placed down on the floor, right side up. Her lips tried to move, only to be locked in place.
"Did you honestly think you could break into here without tripping off any of the hundreds of enchantments and alarms?" Kor stepped into view.
Only her eyes could shift in response, nose flaring.
"Please; I'm going to release you. I ask you to stay still for a moment; blink twice if you understand," his eyes half-closed.
If only she could grunt or grumble or scream... She blinked twice... The magic encasing her body loosened, letting both feet step onto the ground. "I can blink out of here any time, I'll tell everyone that you're the spy!" her voice echoed.
"This is a misunderstanding," Kor put his hands up, "I didn't know you harboured such suspicion towards me, but I assume you're here with the same intention as myself," he was still in uniform.
"Same intention? If... this is about the letter," Fumeko stared at him.
"Yes and I didn't find a single letter in the mailroom from you. You had no reason to lie about something like that. Which made me wonder what could've possibly happened to that letter."
"That means you think-"