Lily sobbed softly, her eyes slightly red. Tears soaked her fur, leaving two deep, cheetah-like tear streaks down her fuzzy mouse face.
She was currently in a dimly lit basement, where an oil lamp hanging on the wall was the only source of light.
The room looked extremely strange. The walls were uneven and bumpy, marked with fingerprints, as if a giant hand had clumsily squeezed it into the shape of a rough toy.
Suddenly, the room began to shake. A flash of violet light illuminated everything inside as the entire room split in two. The Pope, carrying a large bundle, then walked in from outside.
As he entered, he gently waved his right hand. The split room closed back together, plunging the space once more into darkness.
"God! Please forgive me. It took me a while to shake off some tails. You must be hungry, right? I brought you some food."
Lai Jie spoke as he opened his backpack, pulling out all sorts of canned meat and vegetables, along with various staple foods.
