"I have no idea what you are talking about," replied a young boy, who's voice Four-tooth did not recognise.
"Don't you understand the code?" said Penelope.
"I'm new," said the boy, "I started two days ago."
"Come closer," said Penelope. She lowered her voice to a whisper, "The man that everyone is looking for, the man in the red cloak. He is inside this tavern. Inside a secret room downstairs."
"Righteous!" said a boy, "So I suppose you need a tough guy like me to go capture him? Sure! Let's get in there and boogie."
"No, you fool," said Penelope, "This is important! I need you to hurry back to the Castle and tell the Captain that the man they are looking for is here. Do you understand?"
"Affirmative!" said the boy.
"Good," said Penelope, "Godspeed."
There was a pause.
"It means go fast, run fast," said Penelope, "Go!"
And with that, the pair separated, Penelope returning to the tavern and the boy sprinting off in the direction of the castle.
Four-tooth sighed.
He was so cosy under his blankets. His body heat had warmed everything up just nicely. He was so close to being asleep.
Oh well, he thought, these are the moments that define friendship.
He flung off the blankets and rose, like a butterfly emerging from a cocoon. It was glorious! Anyone watching would have thought he was so cool.
Then it hit him. It was cold!
He jumped around like an angry monkey for a little bit and then stopped.
But now was not the time to worry about warming up, he had something important to do, and every second was precious. He walked deeper into the alleyway. Finally he came upon what he was looking for; an iron manhole in the ground. Four-tooth pulled on it, just to check, but as expected, it was locked. Four-tooth took the silver key that hung on a chain around his neck and inserted it into the centre of the manhole. And turned.
Click.
Four-tooth climbed into the darkness below, and replaced the cover above him. Once it was locked, he continued down the ladder, and prayed that what he was doing, would help rather than hinder his friend.
End of Volume 2
Thank you for reading, I hope you enjoyed it! Narteb and Anton’s story will continue in Passion of the Liger: Volume 3! It may take me a while to write but it is coming
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