Frozen Heart Chapter 07.
Next day slowly arrived, and steps sounded in the passageway as Mickey and Oswald walked to the prison quarter.
"You think we can get any information from her?" asked Ozzie unsure.
"We need to try." answered the Count with a sigh.
As they entered, they saw the Huntress sitting in her cell, her eyes were dark like who hadn't sleep much. Also they noticed a small bowl with food near the door.
"I not remember if I asked a servant to give her food." noted Mickey.
"Those brats brought it." told him the female.
"What?" the Count shouted up.
"Nghhh... shut up please, I had a horrible night..." groaned the Huntress holding her head. Mickey shot an angry look at her.
"Mick. Remember why we came here." touched his shoulder Ozzie.
"Eh... you're right. Listen female! We will ask questions and you will answer them, understood?" Mickey stepped closer to the cell. She only grimaced and stared away.
"First tell us your name." started Oswald.
"It's Huntress..." spat out the cat.
"Your real name! Everyone has a name. What is your?"
"Pfff... you're not only stupid, but also deaf. My name is Huntress."
"Who's the stupid?" Ozzie rapped out. The Count hold him back with an arm.
"Better if we change question. Who sent you and what is the reason you tried to kill me?" now the Count asked, giving Ozzie time to calm down.
"Your kids are strange, ya know?" Huntress didn't care about him, she stood up, thinking loud "The girl is too innocent, forgiver. She even brought me food. But the boy..." a strange grin appeared on her cheek.
"I'm not here to hear about my children. Answer me!" demanded Mickey, however the female continued.
"... he's totally different than his sister. Arrogant, bloodthirsty. They like the day and the night. I was thinking..." extended her claws and watched them.
"Don't change the theme!" the Count turned a bit angry how she talked about his kids.
"... they would be the perfect pieces in my Queen's collection. Now I mind I didn't kill them the first..." her voice chocked.
Around her neck black ropes appeared and slammed her against the wall. She groaned as she struggled against the ebony magic. Outside Mickey's eyes glowed with rage, his fangs were visible and deadly aura surrounded him.
"Don't dare you talk about my children this way!" roared the Count. Ozzie was shocked by his reaction, never see his friend this furious.
"Mick, Mick stop it! You will kill her!" he shouted and harshly pulled the mouse away.
The magic broke, the ropes vanished and the Huntress fell onto the ground rattling and gasping for air. When she finally got breath she weakly chuckled.
"So...*cough* this is the... real power of... *cough* Dragul. No... wonder my Queen *cough* wants you..."
"I warn you! If I see you near my children again, I kill you!" sneered Mickey through his teeth.
"Then first... tell them to... leave me alone..." said back the Huntress panting "Or... they will be in trouble..."
Ozzie immediately grabbed his friend, when he almost lost his mind again.
"Calm down, Mickey. She just teasing. It's not worth if you use your power." he said, holding firmly the Count's arms. Mickey hissed, then shook off Ozzie and trotted away.
"Hope you happy." frowned the rabbit to the girl.
"So pathetic, but funny." she grinned devilish.
"You sick" grimaced Ozzie and left.
"Maybe... maybe not..." the smile vanished from her face and sighed.
An hour later she heard steps again and the two kids peeked in.
"Oh not you two again..." groaned Huntress when she noticed them "Maybe 'daddy' didn't inform you well?" asked on a mocking voice.
"Hm... maybe he told something he will punish if we get close to you again..." rubbed his ear Zuritan bored.
"But dad is sleeping now. So there's no danger." smiled Emily, holding a small basket "Oh you didn't eat anything. You will be sick and weak if you starving."
"I not have an appetite. Now get lost bef..." her voice was cut by a sudden growl. She immediately turned red. Zuritan didn't hide a chuckle.
"Your tummy say something else." giggled Emily and placed the basket near the grid then hurried back to her brother.
The cat frowned, then slowly walked closer to the grid, reached out and picked up a small bread. She sat back to her place and took a big bite from the bread.
"What is your name?" asked the white mouse curiously, taking courage by her previous success.
"Tss.. your 'daddy' sent you to question me or what?" she mumbled with full mouth.
"No, he didn't. My name is Emily, and this is my brother Zuritan. And you?"
The cat stared at them for a long minute, then sighed, giving up the resistance.
"...Molly..." both Emily and Zuritan startled by the answer.
"Molly? It's a really beautiful name!" cheered the young girl.
"Now you know it. Bye!" turned back to her annoying personality.
"Oh... I thought you'd like to talk..." lowered her head Emily.
"I'm not that kind of female who likes chit-chatting and having tea parties. For me the killing is the only, the fight" Molly scratched her claws on the wall.
"Ew... killing is not a good thing" grimaced the girl.
"Sound funny from a vampire's mouth."
"I'm not a killer!" frowned Emily "I go to sleep..." said and left.
"I am a killer." now Zuritan said and stepped closer, sitting onto the ground.
"Don't be silly. How you know anything about it if you never hunt on your own?" rolled her eyes Huntress.
"I do! If my parents not keep an eye on me when I'm eating, I would kill my every victim they have brought me. I can't help, but I enjoy when I suck every drop out of them." grinned a little, showing his tiny fangs.
"You really a demon in a child's body." noted Molly. Zuritan sighed and stared at the ground.
"It's just my personality. I can't help... but my parents not understand me."
The cat watched him, for the first time she felt similarities between her and the kid. As she was in her thoughts she felt a tiny pain in her chest, like something snapped and her heart became less heavy.
"I know the feeling." answered finally. Zuritan glanced upon her confused "Ya know... I was only eleven, when I first killed a human being, before it I only hunted small animals."
"Who was your victim?" asked the boy, crawling even closer to the cell. Molly's mouth twitched a little.
"It was my father."
"Y-your father?" gulped Zuritan. The female nodded sadly, whereof the kid shook his head "I would never hurt a family member."
"But if you have no other choice? If they kill you if you not do it?"
"Then I'd rip their throat!" stated the mouse, it made Molly laugh.
"Oh you stupid little brat..."
"Hey, I'm not stupid!" barked back Zuritan.
"Yeah,yeah..." the cat sighed and rubbed her ears "I not want to talk about sad memories. What to hear about my missions? Some of them were really cruel."
"Really?" Zuritan's eyes shined up "Sure I want!"
"Fine then." nodded Molly and told him many stories about her head hunter life.