Chapter 68: Terrifying Shade Of Red
"What do you want?" For someone who was brave enough to risk her life by going over the Palace walls, unbothered by the consequences it painfully warranted, Tobias couldn’t predict what her request might be, but once again, the peculiar maid had left him baffled by asking softly.
"Actually, my prince, I need the list of every male slave establishment, including its location. I want them written on a piece of parchment." She requested from the vampire brothers whose eyes held pure stupefaction. Alistair’s first prediction would be that she needed their help to escape from the Palace, it was her one desire afterall to get out of here and be free, but she was wasting such a good tip on a list of slave establishments??
Where did Ivan pick this human again?
"Why do you need a list of every ’male’ slave establishment?" Alistair’s eyes narrowed at the innocent maid, knowing there was an ulterior motive behind the list. He knew better than to trust anyone by their looks or appearance. She looked competently docile, it was unarguable, but he knew her mind worked like a ticking bomb.
"That offer is too.... simple, may I ask why?"
"I am trying to find someone." Samantha gathered the nerve to speak up after using the few seconds of silence to think it through. There was no use hiding it, and if she had decided to keep half of her intentions from them, they would figure it out themselves. They weren’t stupid, any slight hesitancy on her part could expose her, and that frightened her the most. Rather than place herself in between two heavy rocks, she was going to be earnest with her main purpose for even staying here.
"I have a younger brother that I need to find, all I need is the list." She assured them before proceeding to tell her well thought-out lie with a pitiable expression. "I am not permitted to leave the Palace building, but Lord Ivan already promised he’d find him for me if I get him the list of every slave establishment. As a servant, it is impossible for the likes of me to gather such information, that is why I need your help. My brother and I got separated by slave traders five years ago. I promised him I was going to get him out of there so please have mercy on this hapless servant."
Folding her hands in front of them in a pleading gesture, her big round eyes darted at the two quiet vampires. "I’ll do anything you ask, I only need the list. I’m not asking for too much, am I?"
Alistair and Tobias shared a look, as if contemplating over if her request was as authentic as she tried to make it sound. The part where she had a brother had baffled the two Vampires, and she doesn’t give off the impression of someone who would lie about her family. In addition, she was doing them a favor here too, and if there was one thing vampires despise, it was owing debts.