Chapter 259 : Now, That's Suspicious
"I very clearly remember that you have somewhere to be." Olivia said dryly.
"Oh, shit." Gen\'s eyes widened and she scrambled out of the room. "Why didn\'t you remind me earlier?" Her voice floated from behind her.
Ezra chuckled, watching her ass bounce in appetizing ways. Gen had been bored out of her skull like everyone else but unlike everyone else, she had quickly become annoying to be around.
After some time, Olivia had suggested she join the saboteurs going into Solomon\'s territory to keep her busy. Gen had jumped at the chance and today was her first day. Unfortunately, she was already late.
Ezra shook his head in amusement. She was a very physical woman. Both in fights and in bed.
"That reminds me." Red spoke, drawing his attention. She placed her tablet on the table, going through it. "I\'ve come across something… concerning."
"What is it?" Ezra asked, all traces of amusement leaving him in an instant. Red\'s tone had clued him in. Whatever it was, it\'s pretty serious.
"If I wasn\'t looking on purpose, I don\'t think I would\'ve been able to track it." Red said as she handed the tablet to Ezra.
Ezra received it and scrolled through it scanning the data. Red explained as he was reading.
"There\'s been an increase in foot traffic among humans in this area." Red said. "Normally, there\'d be nothing wrong with humans going about their day and passing through but there\'s nothing to indicate a reason."
"What do you mean?" Olivia asked.
"I mean that the foot traffic around here has been consistent and with the spike in recent weeks, there has to be a reason for it, right?" Red asked.
Olivia nodded.
"I couldn\'t find one." Red said. "No blocked roads to increase foot traffic, no restaurants or hotspots trending on social media, no active date spots, nothing. I found not a single reason why the foot traffic has increased around our apartment and nowhere else."
Ezra set the tablet on the table, steepling his fingers. "No reason, you say?"
"None at all." Red answered.
"If there\'s no obvious reason, then, we\'ll have to assume that we\'re the reason this is happening." Olivia frowned, turning to look at Ezra. "What do you think?"
"Can the Necromancer turn humans into minions?" Ezra asked with a frown. "The Law of Secrecy would forbid it but the Necromancer doesn\'t strike me as a man who follows the law."
"Even if he did, he wouldn\'t tell." Red remarked. "What no one knows, no one can prove."
"Whatever it is, if it\'s the Necromancer or a random coincidence," Ezra made sure to meet the eyes of Red and Olivia, I don\'t care. There is only one thing to do. We\'re getting out of here."
"No one knows where we are, not even Yuri, and I like it that way. We cannot afford to take the risk of getting attacked in our own home."
"If it\'s the Necromancer after us, he has probably narrowed down our location. He\'s close and I don\'t like it." He stood. "Begin preparations. We\'re moving out."
"And Gen?" Olivia asked.
"After packing, I\'ll intercept her at the Old Museum." Ezra answered and if I meet Helena, I\'ll get started on the… plan."
"Alright." The women nodded.
It was times like this that made Ezra appreciate having a fifth ring vampire in the coven. The ability to store anything inside their pocket dimension.
It was a pretty limited space but it would lighten their load. Not that anyone would know they\'re moving though. But it\'ll decrease the amount of vitality they made use of in each teleport. Having a never ending source of vitality in Ezra was a good thing but that didn\'t make vitality any less valuable.
Why waste it when you could use it to ascend to the next ring on another day. Little drops of water can eventually become a mighty ocean.
It was fortunate that they\'d anticipated this happening and had a place already prepared. It took time for the packing to be finished but afterward, they had an empty house.
The women went to the house and Ezra teleported to the Old Museum. He stepped out of the teleportation room, looking at the branching corridor. All routes in the old museum led to two places. The teleportation room and the throne room.
The teleportation room had always been guarded back at Griffin\'s sanctuary and he assumed that the other Counts were also guarding theirs. But here, Yuri didn\'t have the manpower for that. Which was why she was always burning vitality, her senses on high alert.
Her Aura covered every inch of the place, which meant that she knew he was here.
He walked to the nearest library to the teleportation room to settle in wait. This way, he\'ll be able to catch anyone going in or out.
He entered the room, impressed once again. This wasn\'t the first time he was seeing it but it never did fail to impress.
The room was thin but long, stretching downward. Its book filled shelves rose like tall guardians, highlighting a path of knowledge. Light shone down from the bulbs on its high ceiling, sending down beams of golden light like it was the sun.
Each step Ezra took echoed around the place like he was in a sacred shrine.
He breathed in, taking the scent of books, some old and others new. It was a nostalgic feeling, reminding himself of the times he\'d spent holed up in the library, studying to ensure a brighter future.
He sighed, a slight smile on his lips.
He strode inside the library, browsing the books. Unlike what one would expect, the books in the library were mundane.
He browsed, before settling on a book on social experiments. He turned, heading to his favorite place in the library. The most comfortable couches he\'d ever sat on.
He took a seat, sighing contentedly, opened his book and began to read.
Time to wait.