[b][u]Meanwhile in the cellar...[/b][/u]

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The lamp above them swung back and forth, and not long after the entire house followed. 

The lights in the cellar flickered, threatening to submerge them all in darkness. It was a cramped and dusty place, filled to the brim with barrels and barrels of rum, a filthy room that smelled of alcohol and rotting wood. 

Three people were seated with their backs towards each other, arms bound behind them and feet tied together. On the opposite side of the room was the baby cloud dragon, and a black dragon a tad older than it. The latter was around the size of a healthy horse and unlike it's cloudy friend, it was covered in dark and heavy scales. Both creatures were bound to the walls by magical chains and both of them had muzzles over their snouts. The cloud dragon in particular, had a glowing blue chain around its neck, one that prevented it from tuning into its non-solid state.

"Something is going on up there," Ise was the dragon rider who had saved Toby and Ran from the clock beast, and ever since then, she had been tasked with showing them what life in Aven was like. Things went well at first, until the witch snatched them away. To be honest, ever since they had been captured things had felt bleak. They were dealing with a witch after all, and she was still nothing but a trainee. 

The girl screwed her eyes shut and tried to remember everything she had ever learned about those hags.

[i]Okay. Firstly, never engage combat against a witch without backup. Secondly, they can only be killed by removing the heart...[/i]

If she had been with her fellow riders, they could have attempted to fight back, but she only had these untrained humans and they were all tied up to boot. Still, something was happening above ground and if they didn't take this opportunity to escape, there was no doubt they would wind up dead. Thankfully, the old hag had underestimated them. She was too busy above ground that she didn't even manage to drop in.

Lucky for them, Ise kept a small knife hidden in one of her boots. With teamwork, they managed to pull out the knife. The trio was currently seated with their backs against each other, the knife was in Ise's hands. "This could be our only shot to get out of this alive...so stay still, I don't want to accidentally slit your wrists." It took a lot of effort but they managed to move the knife in a cutting motion. If they could keep it up, they'd be able to cut through the the rope and free themselves and the dragons. "Toby, Ran, if we manage to get out of the cellar, I'll need you both to run away from this cabin as fast as possible." The girl sighed, "I need to see whoever is causing that commotion, it could be someone from the Guardian Sect, and if that's the case," Ise's expression went steely. "I'm going to stay behind and help."