No arrow appeared.
She waited and waited and waited, but nothing.
She hung her head in sadness as the thought of failing this mission and never seeing Benji again. She couldn’t bear the thought of it and started walking back up the stairs slowly so as not to be noticed by the soldiers. Then, just as she put her foot on the third step, she heard a whimpering coming from back in the dungeon.
She listened again and heard the cry; it was faint but she could hear it clearly. She couldn’t make out if it was a person or a small animal, but she knew she was the only person who could find out. It was clear the soldiers didn’t care about the whimpering as they didn’t flinch at all any time the sounds cried out. It was now up to her to figure it out.
She looked around and saw another arrow pointi
