Bab 287: How It Happened - 18 (Another Stab In The Back)

Seth moved immediately to do what Ruby had asked of him and he bound Thress's hands with a small rope he pulled out from the waist of his pants.

"W-What do you want to know? Thress asked as he looked at Seth and back to Ruby. His movements were frantic and tears were beginning to stream down from one of his eyes.

In that instant, slow and calculated footsteps could be heard. And that caught everyone's attention because they had thought that all the men and women present in the bunker had left when the soldiers had dropped their weapons. 

Seth furrowed his brows and stole a glance at Ruby who had the same expression on her face. The person had been in the shadows and had been watching everything because no one had descended into the bunker ever since Ruby's entry.

Seth's fingers wrapped tightly around the hilt of his sword but on the other hand, his senses didn't scream 'danger' regarding this presence in the bunker with them. So, he just waited.