Rhea chuckled and stood on her toes but only saw an empty hallway. "Did...someone come in just now?"

"What's it to you? Leave!" a guard exclaimed sternly.

Rhea tried to be patient, asking, "Who else came here besides me? Have you guys...seen Lily?"

"Are you deaf? Get the fuck out of here." The man began to chase her away.

Rhea felt somewhat angry and helpless as the guard shoved her backward. More importantly, she was baffled.

'Lily headed toward the stairwell just now, didn't she? Didn't she have to come through here? They couldn't have let her in. The queen kept her in the dark like I was. She would have told me about it if she wanted Lily to go. Where else could Lily go if she came to the stairwell?'

commotion she created attracted the attention of those inside. A deep

as he seemingly appeared out of

One of the guards walked over and whispered

guards would

to

and cut to the chase, asking,

it that you want

glare and

does?" Rick sized her up impatiently. "If you have nothing important to tell the queen,

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