... The Ring...
Sarra became shocked when she heard that Mei's grandfather was the one who killed Katrina.
- WHAT ARE YOU SAYING, DYLAN? HOW CAN THAT BE POSSIBLE?
Dylan sighed:
- I don't know, either, how things turned out like this. I will never forget that man's face till my death.
Laila was confused at first.
" Katrina? When did I hear this name? "
It took her some moments to understand that Dylan was talking about his dead girlfriend. She looked at his face. It showed so much pain and sorrow, and at that moment her heart hurts so much.
" What is going on here? That woman is dead, but why am I feeling like this? Grab yourself together, Laila, this is not the right time to feel...Jealous. "
Sarra felt that the situation started getting out of control, at first they chose a witch hunter as their guide, then it appeared that her grandfather was responsible for Katrina's death.
" What a mess."
- I think we must leave this house tonight.
- No, we can't leave.
- Why not? Staying here will bring bad memories. We must get out of this house as soon as possible.
Sarra grabbed Dylan from his hand to pull him out of the house, but he refused to move.
- I'm not going anywhere until I stop them.
- Stop what?
- Stop Mei from hunting any other witches.
- ARE YOU CRAZY? Why would you do that? She won't listen to you.
- What if she comes after you? What if she kills you? What will happen to Tarou and Salma? Did you think about how terrible they will feel if they lose you?
Sarra knew that the matter wasn't about her, it was about him and his buried feelings from that incident.
- We can't take that risk. We don't know what kind of weapon she possesses. Besides, Aaron is still absent and you....you are...
- I'm weak.
Laila had never seen such a desperate expression on Dylan's face. She held his hand to comfort him a little.
- Sarra is right. Staying here can put our lives in danger. I think we should leave.
Dylan pulled his hand without even looking at her:
- Fine I won't confront her, but I'm not getting anywhere until I get what that monster took from her.
- What do you mean?
- When Solomon caught Katrina, and before executing her, he took her ring. The ring that she cherished the most. I'm sure that he hid it in this house.
- This place is so big. How are we going to find it?
- I will search the whole house if it is necessary. I must find that ring no matter what.
Laila tried also to convince him otherwise.
- What if you were wrong and the ring is not here? What if that monster sold it somewhere?
- That's impossible. When a hunter kills a witch, he took something from her as evidence and he keeps it as a precious heritage for the next generations. That ring is here, for sure.
- But, it is useless to search for it.
At that moment Dylan became very angry:
- YOU DON'T HAVE THE RIGHT TO SAY SUCH A THING TO ME.
Laila felt like a wall was built between her and Dylan. He seemed, out of sudden, so distant from her. She looked at her hand and remembered earlier when she refused to hold his hand.
" I should have held it instead of running away, will I get that opportunity ever again? "
She smiled to hide her frustration:
- Alright, I will help you.
- LAILA! WHAT ARE YOU SAYING? WE MUST STOP HIM
- That won't do, Sarra. It seems that the ring is very precious to Dylan as well, we must at least try.
Sarra didn't have a choice but to accept this crazy mission.
- Fine, but you have only tonight to search for it. If you insist to stay afterward, I will go and leave you behind. Finding Tarou is much more important than wasting my time searching for a ring.
- I get it...
Laila, Sarra, and Dylan waited until Mei and her grandmother went to sleep, then they sneaked out of their rooms.
- I think we must separate.
- But we don't know what the ring looks like!
- It is a silver ring that has a Black Opal gem.
- A Black Opal? What is it?
- It is a black stone that contains a mix of a lot of colors. The darker-hued backdrop of the Black Opal gives so much space for all those colors to shine. That gem is truly something special.
- Alright, let's do it...