บท 175: Provocation

[Margaret's Perspective]

"But you're good at this. Believe in yourself, Elizabeth. You're the only one between us who can do this." I pretended to be relaxed. "You'll do it naturally. You've been like this since you were young. If it were me, I would be seen through at first glance.

Is anyone there? Is anyone there?" I began to shout loudly, and began to wrench myself free of the ropes that bound me.

Elizabeth was behind me, staggering from my movements.

"Yell with me, too," I whispered to Elizabeth.

"Is anyone there?!"

Soon both Elizabeth and I heard angry footsteps coming from the door.

The door suddenly opened again. This time, because there were candles in the house, the light outside did not give me the same intense visual stimulation as the last time.

"I thought I told you to be quiet. What are you doing?"

This was the same Lycan, Arthur, who had just reprimanded Dick.