welcome to the drama, honey!

*Celeste*

Set at Lord's Cellar

The shadowy figures successfully tie her up and carry her from the depths of the cellar. On their way out, she sees a bruised and beaten Kuroki lying on the ground off to the side. His eyes are closed, but she can see his sides rising and falling softly. A muffled sound of relief leaves her as tears brim her eyes. Thank the heavens he wasn't killed. Without any energy left to fight, Celeste falls limp in the hold of her captors before she finally passes out from sheer exhaustion.

a few hours later...

A blunt object smacks across her cheek has her waking up in a fright. Blood and spit sputter from her lips as she blinks away the sleep and tries to see who it is. Their figures are hidden well within the shadows. All she can see is the glint of their eyes from the light of the moon. They untie her muzzle and she works her jaw to rid of the soreness that she feels in her mouth.

"You're not her. Where is she?" Their voices are garbled and it has been so long since she has spoken Nihongo that she almost doesn't understand.

"Who?" The confusion is obvious in Celeste's expression as her brow furrows. Memories from her own past arise, but she knows that no one would be looking for her. She had left willingly in hopes of amending past relationships.

"The koi woman. Her pale figure is marred with red and black. We need her," again, Celeste is trying to focus on understanding and she shakes her head. A second later, the blunt object is whacking across her cheek once more. "Where is she?" The voices are spoken in unison as they become more persistent.

~Days and hours pass of travel and back and forth of Celeste leading them astray
until they stop along the edge of a creek~

Laying against the soft ground, Celeste first felt water running up her nose. Choking on the liquid, she thrashes, but it is no use. The hold on her body from their restraints has her stuck to the ground. Coughing and exhausted, she glares up at the menaces. Time has passed in such a way that she has no idea where she is or how long it has been since her capture. She was on her last strings of life. It was either life or death and she wasn't sure whoever this woman was they were looking for was worth her own.

As a paw comes up to press her face into the shallow water, she can feel their hot breath in her ear. "Tell us now or we will leave you here." The threat is real. She knows whoever it is, whoever they are, they are serious. They had had enough of her leading them astray. With how many bruises and injuries she had been given, she was ready to give in. Celeste looks up at the mysterious figure who is conveniently shrouded by the shaded canopy above. Struggling to nod, the captors can tell she is ready. Releasing her face from the water that she slowly drowns in, she gasps for breath.

"South. Go South until you reach the bamboo. There you will find who you look for," Her voice is raspy, nearly gone. It hurts to speak. Straining her throat, she glares up at who she believes is her captor. Whoever this group is... is dangerous. She can hear them begin to howl in harmonious unison. A song that is terrifying in its own right. Moments after the howling echo dies off, they are untying her and disappearing. Not a sound to let her know that she was actually alone.

Scooting just barely out of the water, Celeste curls up and closes her eyes. Tears fall in streaks across her dirtied cheeks. She had no idea where she was, whose lands these were, or how far from home she was. All she knew was that she was barely alive and thankful they had spared her.

"Italics = Japanese"

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welcome to the drama, honey!

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Celeste