Chapter 40: Fate

At first, Melvin was unable to hear, let alone see the robed men because he was focused on his father, who was staring weirdly at him, trying to indicate something by gesturing towards the side.

There seemed to be something wrong, which he had missed out on earlier. Only after he had calmed down from his first desperate attempts to make his father help Sabrina, who was very important to him, did he look towards his left side.

It was only then that he saw the robed men, who were quietly speaking with each other, and turned to look at Melvin once they had come to a consensus.

Both of them looked at Melvin and their eyes seemed to be able to stare into the depths of his soul, and he instinctively took a step back.

Yet, just a moment later one of the two robed men said in a loud, and dominant voice that left no room for interpretation.

"Where is this friend of yours, who you presume to have the Myset Hoeart disease? Bring us to her!"