Hazel went to the hospital where Rye was admitted, while Ranon went to check the factory with Ares and Dalton.
With Nolu gone and Yara still recuperating, Elric became Hazel's main bodyguard. The other seven bodyguards still accompanied her, but they generally kept their distance from her.
"How is he?" Hazel asked Arthur, who was sitting on a chair next to Rye's bed.
"Still alive," Arthur replied. He looked exhausted. There was a graze wound on his cheek. It must be a rough night for them.
"Tell me what happened?" Hazel got a chair to sit on the other side of Rye's bed. The man was still sedated, so it would be a while before he came around, and Hazel needed to get as many details as possible.
She hated to be a sitting duck.
"What else to say? They came in full force." Arthur rubbed his face roughly and then slouched in his chair.
"Do you recognize the people?"
