Symphony of the witch (3, 4)

"WILLLIAMMMM!!!" Leola called out when they returned to the room they split up at. Oskana held a finger to her lips and shushed her. "Quiet Leola! We may have taken down several of the mercenaries, but we still don't know exactly how many there are! Proceed with caution." Oskana explain under her breath. Leola shook her head. "Oskana, that explosion was loud enough to send people from the surrounding BUILDINGS running to see what's going on. There's a reason they didn't come, and I'm willing to bet Will is that reason. The sooner we find him and get out of here, the better." Oskana was amazed at the blonde's deduction work and simply stared at Leola. Leola smiled. "So what are we waiting for? Let's go find him!" She said happily as she began skipping down the hallway. Oskana smiled to herself and followed her friend's cheerful example.

Emilia pulled Solomon a short distance away from the building his beloved was held in. Close enough they could still observe it but wouldn't be spotted by passing guards or anything. Emilia smoothed out her black dress and took a seat on the edge of the roof they were perched on and began mumbling something to herself. Solomon stared at her, confused. It was like the young woman had forgotten his presence entirely. "Emilia? Talk, what's going on? Where's Oskana? Is she okay?" He began, just to get Emilia to acknowledge him. Another thing he noticed was the crossbow she carried with her, which was odd because she didn't seem to have any arrows. "Oskana and Leola we're taken inside a while ago, Will's also in there, trying to rescue them but from what I saw, the rescue only partially worked." She explained, pointing at the building while she talked. "Partially?" Solomon asked. "That's right. He managed to free them from capitivity without blowing his cover. They took out all the guards but they still haven't come out." Emilia said, turning back to him. "So what your saying is, they took out the guards but for some reason, went back and have yet to come out?" He speculated. Emilia nodded. "Correct. My prediction is that something got left behind, like maybe Oskana had her hidden blade taken away then went back to get it. But it's taken too long for a simple recovery mission, so I believe they were ambushed, and recaptured." She finished. Solomon frowned. "So we have to break them out again? That's not such a problem, what are we waiting for?" He asked. Emilia looked a little annoyed. "Freeing them won't fix the problem. Even if they are set free, there's a chance that Il Capitano will send more men after them, after you too maybe. I have a plan, and if it works, then Oskana, Leola and William will be freed and we'll have a villain dead." She explained slowly. Solomon was a bit annoyed at Emilia, she was nearly talking down to him, but he stayed silent. "..I'm listening." He trailed off.

Leola and Oskana reached the foot of a staircase. "Do you think he went up?" Leola asked Oskana. Oskana shrugged. "We could go che-" All of a sudden, Oskana was cut off by a harsh scream, from the upstairs. Leola ran up the stairs, Oskana on her heels, William needed their help. They reached the second floor and followed to where they thought the scream eminated from. Leola knocked down the doors and charged into a room with a large window. William lay, unconious on the floor. "Will!" Oskana yelled, brandishing her weapon at the mercenaries standing over him. They drew their own weapons and took a step forward. The sound of multiple feet on the tiled floor made Oskana whirl around. Mercenaries filed into the room, blocking the exit and surrounding the three. Leola fell by Will's side and checked his condition. She looked up at the Mercenaries, there were too many to fight in such an enclosed space with and injured Will on their side. Oskana realized this too and stood protectively over Leola and William. "What did you do to him? And what do you want with us?" She demanded, to someone, any of the mercenaries in the room. She had been captured and she still didn't even know why. The very fact made her quiver with anger. A voice rang out over the crowd. "Draw back, give them some space." The Mercenaries complied to the voice's command. Oskana looked deep into the sea of mercenaries, trying to spot the owner of the voice. "Who are you??" She screamed. A tall man, dressed a little finer then the other mercenaries stepped forward. "I am Il Capitano." He said in a large voice. Leola stared at the man, if gazes could kill, he would have been a standing corpse by now. "What do you want with us, with Will?" Leola growled. "Actually, i have nothing against you, any of you, really." He began, pausing to smirk at the glares Oskana and Leola were sending at him. "What I'm really after is a little witch. And I know you know something about it. So if you talk, then we'll let you go." He finished, smiling broadly. His smile was poisonous, his words and mannerisms seemed pleasant, but behind it was the gaze of a cold, cruel man. "We don't know ANYTHING about a witch!" Oskana yelled. William moaned, Leola gently helped him sit up. "Will! Are you alright?" She asked. "O-oskana.." He trailed off weakly. Oskana turned and stared at him. "Oskana, the witch... the witch is Emilia." He groaned before falling back into oblivion.