Long Chen sighed, frustration mounting. "Do I have to force myself into this home?" He wasn't a normal human, just like his sister, he was a celestial being, a merman. The walls and gates wouldn't stop him if he truly wanted entry. But Shuyin would never forgive him for causing a scene.
"It's urgent," he said, changing tactics, letting some of his desperation show. "You have to let me in. She's my sister and our mother is in danger! Please, I just need to see them!"
The gate guard's expression flickered, conflict warring with duty. Finally, he stepped back. "Wait here."
The panel slid closed. Long Chen heard the muffled sound of a phone call, a terse conversation he couldn't quite make out. His hands clenched into fists as he waited, every second feeling like an eternity.
Finally, the panel opened again. "You may enter."
