There, when I am expecting to hear a word, I hear nothing but a muffled mutter instead. At once I come to realise that my mouth is sealed.
"Umgh…!"
The fact that my lips are sealed sends a creep up my back——I am apparently not alone in this void, am I? Somebody is here with me, who wants me constrained, or even harmed.
In reflex I raise my hands trying to unseal my lips so that I am able to scream for help, until I find my arms restricted too. My wrists are tightly tied together at my back. The texture of the medium feels like the necktie Jullian used on me earlier this afternoon. No matter how hard I struggle, the necktie does not fall off.
"Um-umgh!"
What is going on? Who is doing this to me? Am I kidnapped? But for what? My family's wealth? Even though I am not close with my family, the fact that I am the youngest son of the Averell Family cannot be denied… And anyone with greed will probably hold me for ransom when they have the chance.
