Zaque made his way down to the basement, Kairo following silently and anxiously behind him.
He knew that Kairo had seen Richard and Lala down there, and he had a feeling he knew why— Richard is a king beast and Lala is his creator.
Aren't their dynamics supposed to be something like a master and a familiar? Similar to Coco and Sinclair? Lala probably wanted to order Richard around and had him holed up in the basement.
The basement has soil and whatnot in it anyway.
Sure enough, as they descended the stairs, the faint glow of candlelight flickered through the darkness, guiding them deeper into the basement and as they turned the final corner..
There he was, Richard, sitting on his bed, in the shadows, but not the exact position Zaque expected him to be in.
Zaque's breath stopped.
His heart dropped like a stone, his entire body freezing mid-step as the sight in front of him registered.
