621 The Miniature Guy
Lily's POV:
I'd been locked up in the room on the top floor for three days.
There was no one else living on this floor except for me. There were no study rooms, game rooms, or other functional rooms, so no one was interested. Besides the servants who delivered the three meals, I saw no one else in these three days. No one would notice that I was missing.
Everyone in this house was extremely busy. No one would care about the whereabouts of an insignificant girl.
On the other hand, Alfred tried to find me, and I heard his voice from far away in the room. However, he was discovered by the servant who came to deliver the food as soon as he reached the door. She 'persuaded' him to go back, saying that I was sick and our mother didn't want anyone to see me for fear of infection.
"If Lily is sick, why didn't a doctor visit us? We should at least send her to the hospital!" Alfred insisted on seeing me, but soon my mother came and brought him away gently but forcefully.
After that, even the servants stopped entering the house. They placed the trays filled with food at the door and collected the empty plates regularly.
Alfred had tried to contact me using mind link, begging me to tell him what had happened. I only said that my repeated actions of running away from home angered our mother. She feared I would cause trouble in this troubled autumn, so she didn't let me go out.
He didn't really believe me, but I ignored him after that and pretended not to hear him.
What else could I do? Tell him that our mother planned to use her daughter as bait to raise the family's status to a higher level?
Life being grounded was very boring. I didn't see a single person for the entire day. Although I used to live like this when I was wandering in the suburbs, the loneliness in the dead silence was different from the loneliness in the noise.
I could endure loneliness but couldn't bear to lose my freedom.
So on the third night, I decided to return to my old self of running away from home.
This wouldn't be easy. Security had tightened. It wouldn't be easy to leave unless they went easy on me.
However, it was not like there were no loopholes to exploit. The security guards were more careful of the dangers of the outside world and did not pay much attention to the inside.
This was easy to understand. There was a queen in the manor who was so powerful that she could compete with the gods!
Especially at night, the on-duty security guards were on guard duty to observe any possible danger from the outside world. However, human energy was limited, so they naturally did not pay much attention to the inside.
No one was on the top floor, so it was more convenient for me to move.
It was a gloomy night, and the moon cast a dim shadow under the dark clouds. The once-noisy commercial street in the distance was now silent. Only the sharp sirens of the night patrol police cars cut through the stagnant air.
The dazzling red and blue light left a dazzling ball of light in the shadows. From the corner of his eye, it looked like a ghost lingering in the human world.
It was getting late, and even the servants were preparing to finish their work for the day.
I realized that now was the best time to leave. According to my observations over the past few days, only three minutes were left until the security guards changed shifts. I had to seize this loophole.
I turned off the light and pretended to be asleep. Then, I poured the olive oil I had collected from the salad into the window. I quietly opened the window and climbed onto the roof.
The drainage pipe was wrapped in a red brick tunnel, which made it easy for me to climb. This kind of passageway was usually hidden in the folded or turned corner of the building for the sake of beauty. It helped me avoid the sight of the security guards.
Now, the most difficult step was crossing the lawn five steps away from each other. This was something other than the night or the shadows of buildings that could help me hide. Grandpa obviously would not hire a blind person to protect the Queen.
I suddenly felt an itch on my ankle as I observed the opening. I thought it was a mosquito, so I slapped it casually but heard a slight cry of pain.
"Ouch!"
I was shocked and immediately looked over warily. I saw a thumb-sized little person lying on the grass!
"Huh!"
This was too suspicious!
I subconsciously distanced myself from him, but there was only so much space on the chamfer.
I was tightly pressed against the wall, my muscles tight. If I couldn't eliminate my danger, I was ready to lure the security guards over at any time.
The miniature person was small and had a soft voice. It sounded as loud as a mosquito buzzing. n.o(Vel/U-s-B/--c,O(M
"God, I feel like a mosquito that has been swatted to death..." He mumbled as he stood up and rubbed his head.
"Who are you? An elf?" I whispered, "Tell me why you're here, or I'll have to call security."
The miniature guy immediately perked up when he heard that and quickly said, "Please don't! Lily, it's me, Yarin!"
"Yarin?"
My first reaction was, of course, disbelief. Yarin was indeed a little short, but not to this extent.
The sky was dark, and there were no lights everywhere, so I didn't see the miniature person's appearance clearly just now. However, after careful observation, I realized he was indeed Yarin. His appearance was almost a miniature version of Yarin!
"You want to leave this place, don't you?" He said, "You're just in time. I'm going to the manor to look for something. I can help you leave."
