Chapter 176: Out of the Bag
“There’s no one here?” said Suze with a disappointed look on her face.
Olivia looked around the room with suspicion. “The windows are all locked from the inside, so it’s not like she could have gotten out that way either.”
“I was so sure she would be here,” Balthazar said.
“Well, I see no witch,” the mayor’s niece exclaimed, throwing her arms out in exasperation. “Just a cat.”
The crab stared at the feline creature sitting on the armchair in front of the fireplace, purring and lazily cleaning its black fur. Its piercing blue eyes attentively observed Balthazar as he racked his brain for answers.
I’ve seen that cat before, haven’t I?
“Maybe we came too late, and she was never here to begin with?” the street urchin suggested.
“No, she had to be,” the merchant said. “The commander came out of this room to make sure we couldn’t get to her, remember? As out of his mind as he was, I’m still sure he wasn’t defending an empty room.”
Suze cocked an eyebrow. “I’m gonna check under the bed!”