Chapter 29
When Kazuya was gone Lara went over to Bryce's room and knocked at the door. She waited for a moment but nothing happened. She knocked again. Then she could hear Bryce mumble. Shortly afterwards the door opened and Bryce looked out wearing shorts and T-Shirt. Lara got into his room. She told him about the stone, that she wasn't sure if it was real and that they had to move to another hotel. Bryce started to pack his bags right away, while listening to what Lara had to say.
At eight o'clock they checked out of the hotel.
"Where do we go now?" Bryce asked Lara.
"Let's find another hotel."
"Just like that." Bryce asked irritated.
"Don't worry. I am prepared. I have found two or three suitable hotels on the other side of the city."
They packed all their stuff into the rented car and drove to one of the other hotels. They found rooms there at once and checked in using a pseudonym.
"As long as nobody knows where we are, we should be relatively safe." Lara said, hoping that she was right.
"Will you tell Downey?" Bryce asked her.
"No." Lara said firmly. "He didn't tell me everything, so I am not telling him everything either."
"What about your other friend? Is he trustworthy?"
"I don't know. My subconscious tells me otherwise. But so far he has done nothing but helped me. He is getting through a lot of trouble because of me."
"So what about the stone? Let me have a look at it." Bryce said.
Lara took the stone out of the bag and unwrapped it. Then she gave it to Bryce. He held it up to the light and looked at it.
"I can't see anything wrong..." he said.
Lara looked at the stone.
"Look closer, Bryce."
She pointed at the stone. "Do you see the reflection?"
"Yes."
"Now look through the stone."
"It looks dull."
"Exactly. Does this look real to you?"
"No."
"Kazuya told me that this is definitely the stone his father had. He took the copy from the museum. But Downey is a specialist; he would have noticed it's a fake. Either he didn't know about it and thought that Heihachi stole the real thing, or he has been playing with me. Someone in the museum has to know the truth. The real stone might be still in the museum. And that is where we are going today."
When Kazuya was gone Lara went over to Bryce's room and knocked at the door. She waited for a moment but nothing happened. She knocked again. Then she could hear Bryce mumble. Shortly afterwards the door opened and Bryce looked out wearing shorts and T-Shirt. Lara got into his room. She told him about the stone, that she wasn't sure if it was real and that they had to move to another hotel. Bryce started to pack his bags right away, while listening to what Lara had to say.
At eight o'clock they checked out of the hotel.
"Where do we go now?" Bryce asked Lara.
"Let's find another hotel."
"Just like that." Bryce asked irritated.
"Don't worry. I am prepared. I have found two or three suitable hotels on the other side of the city."
They packed all their stuff into the rented car and drove to one of the other hotels. They found rooms there at once and checked in using a pseudonym.
"As long as nobody knows where we are, we should be relatively safe." Lara said, hoping that she was right.
"Will you tell Downey?" Bryce asked her.
"No." Lara said firmly. "He didn't tell me everything, so I am not telling him everything either."
"What about your other friend? Is he trustworthy?"
"I don't know. My subconscious tells me otherwise. But so far he has done nothing but helped me. He is getting through a lot of trouble because of me."
"So what about the stone? Let me have a look at it." Bryce said.
Lara took the stone out of the bag and unwrapped it. Then she gave it to Bryce. He held it up to the light and looked at it.
"I can't see anything wrong..." he said.
Lara looked at the stone.
"Look closer, Bryce."
She pointed at the stone. "Do you see the reflection?"
"Yes."
"Now look through the stone."
"It looks dull."
"Exactly. Does this look real to you?"
"No."
"Kazuya told me that this is definitely the stone his father had. He took the copy from the museum. But Downey is a specialist; he would have noticed it's a fake. Either he didn't know about it and thought that Heihachi stole the real thing, or he has been playing with me. Someone in the museum has to know the truth. The real stone might be still in the museum. And that is where we are going today."
