Angelo nodded as he slipped his boots, tying his laces loosely as he put his cap on over his messy dark hair. He walked across the room silently and began to climb through the window quietly after Rosanna. "I have to hand it to you, Rosie, you're quite good at this," Angelo whispered quietly, teasing her with a nickname he had made.
She jumped down, swinging on a rope, and landed. "I've found several secret passageways. One of them must lead to the Signora's office."
Angelo watched Rosanna as she swung, shifting nervously as he tried to decide what path he would take. After a few moments, he managed to climb down and use the rope to land on the cobblestone ground. "Well, lead the way." He answered, readjusting his cap and the satchel on his side.
Rosanna dragged Angelo along to a trapdoor behind a statue of a naked man. "Ew." she thought, opening the trapdoor. "Let's go!" she hissed. "There are people coming!"
Angelo glanced down as they passed the statue, feeling a bit uncomfortable next to the stone. "Coming," He whispered, ducking down into the room under the trapdoor, checking their surroundings.
Rosanna snuck through the twisting corridors when she heard footsteps. "Stop!" she whispered.
Angelo skid to a stop as he looked over Rosanna's shoulder towards the shadows coming from down the hall. A few ominous footsteps joined them as he narrowed his eyes and tried to listen for any words.
"…. Not the right formula. Bring in the next subjects!" a feminine voice cried out.
Angelo furrowed his brow slightly in confusion as he leaned forward to listen for anything else. Bring in the next subjects? Formula?
Rosanna scribbled down a few notes on some parchment. The footsteps came closer. "Angelo, run!"
Angelo took Rosanna's hand as he led her down the hallway on a small jog, feeling the walls so then they wouldn't get lost in the darkness. A few voices hurriedly whispered as their footsteps seemed to walk faster in order to reach the twins. Come on. . . where's the trapdoor?
"Through here!" Rosanna said, leading them through a corridor. It was away from the trapdoor but they could hide, hopefully.
(Hello?)
"Through here!" Rosanna said, leading them through a corridor. It was away from the trapdoor but they could hide, hopefully.
(Sorry, I forgot to answer.)
Angelo made a quick turn as they began to run down the dark, musty corridor again. He suddenly felt claustrophobic in the expanse of hallways, but he ignored his fearful thoughts and soon found a small crevice in the wall. "Here. We can fit in this small hole."
"Good, then let's do that." she said. Several men walked past, dragging along a dark haired girl. Soon, the footsteps faded away.
Angelo looked towards the hallway, noticing the dark haired girl from one of the older classes. She was probably one of their best students. "What are they doing with her…?" He whispered hurriedly, looking over at Rosanna with a furrowed brow.
"I don't know! Let's get out of here, we can ask her later. I recognize her, she likes to sit in the courtyard around noon."
"What if they don't let her go, Rosanna?" Angelo asked quickly, a note of concern in his tone. If those men were taking her somewhere at night, it was likely that she wouldn't be coming back. "We need to follow her!"
"Fair point." she said, sneaking after them and not bothering to wait for Angelo.
Angelo shook his head faintly as he ran after Rosanna quietly, gripping the satchel on his side so it wouldn't make any noise.
"This way!" she whispered.
Angelo followed closely behind his sister, occasionally looking behind them to check if anyone was walking through the halls. He looked ahead again and studied the walls for any symbols or mechanisms that could provide clues to where the dark-haired girl was being led.
"This way!" Rosanna whispered, hearing footsteps and voices.
Angelo hurried after Rosanna, glancing around the corridors as he began to hear heavy stomps and deep voices whispering hurriedly. They seemed to be talking about the girl quickly and he could only catch a few words. Test. Formula. Subjects. Top Class.
"They're taking her into another room, that way!"
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