"Hello Racsa…" he spoke almost tauntingly. His voice was a little deeper than I recognized, almost cold in a sense.

I turned around to see his appearance. He was a few feet away, looming against the far corner of the room where his bed was. I couldn't see his face but it was the same broad shoulder, muscly figure, and presence as Elion, however his demeanor was darker. From the sound of his dark voice, there's no doubt it's the man Elion spoke about earlier.

"Rai…" I breathed hesitantly but sure. I was staring deep at his body language, trying to see if he's some threat to me. As I was studying him closely, he didn't actually seem all that dangerous, just ominous and detached.

There was a long pause of silence between us. It was awkward but I could tell he was studying me and reading my body language as much as I was with him. After a few minutes have passed of staring and scrutinizing each other, he broke the silence as he spoke.

"Are you scared?" he questioned teasingly as if he could tell deep down I was a bit frightened.

"No." I replied biting my lip. I could feel my heart rapidly pounding in my chest. I didn't hear it before, but it's probably because I became so vigilant.

"Oh really?" I could tell he was smiling now as he began to slowly tread his way closer to me. I was already only a foot away from the wall and I didn't realize I was stepping back until my back hit against it. The only distance he had on me was the one he was quickly diminishing as he got closer and closer. Just in that second he stood over me, his arms over my head, as he looked down at me, defining the height difference between us; he was a towering skyscraper and I was the little unnoticed building on the side. He moved his head towards my ear and whispered with a long deep breath behind it, "You should be…"