Shadow Slave

Chapter 12

Right now, that obstacle was looking down, avoiding Sunny's gaze. His hand was resting on the sword handle. As always, the young slave had no idea about what was going on inside Hero's perfectly shaped head.

The uncertainty was making him nervous.

Finally, after some time had passed, the soldier spoke:

"I have only one question."

Both Sunny and Scholar stared at him while holding their breaths.

"Yes?"

"You said that one of us must be sacrificed to save the other two. Why him? From what I see, you are far closer to the grave."

'A great question! I was just about to ask it myself.'

Sunny turned to the older slave, trying very hard to suppress a mocking grin. But to his dismay, Scholar had an answer ready.

"Before the first attack, he was already bleeding because of your senior's whip. During the attack, he was drenched in the blood of a fellow slave. His cloak, too, was soaked in it when the previous owner died. The boy already reeks of blood. Keeping him alive will put us in danger. That's why he is the best choice."

The grin died before reaching Sunny's face.

'Curse you and your big brain!'

Scholar's reasoning was appallingly solid. Hero listened, his expression growing darker with each word. Finally, he looked at Sunny, a dangerous light shining in his eyes.

"That is true."

Sunny felt his mouth getting dry. Cold sweat was running down his spine. He tensed, ready to act…

But at that moment, Hero smiled.

"Your logic is almost unassailable," he said, unsheathing the sword. "However, you failed to account for one thing."

eyebrow, trying to

"What might that be?"

smile disappearing from his face. Now, he was radiating

revolting crimes you have committed would be enough to make

Scholar's eyes widened.

but the smell of

bleed enough to overpower whatever residual scent

broken with one strike from the flat side of the young soldier's sword. Not giving him

Scholar

was in such stark contrast with his usually graceful demeanor that Sunny felt blood turning to ice in his veins.

look and said in a

"Wait for me here."

dragged him down the path, soon disappearing behind a rock outcropping. After a few minutes, terrible

left

this is

demise came

nothing had happened. But it was

out, the young soldier put it over

go. We need

say, Sunny gave him

were only two

sort of stupid, but

much easier than scaling the mountain wall. He even had time for unnecessary thoughts. A strange feeling of

silence for

about what happened. It's not your fault. The decision was mine,

steps ahead, so

knew this man's sins… actually, it's better that you don't. Just trust me when

wonder which one of us feels

maintain an illusion of

an answer, Hero

talk, do you?

didn't speak again after that, each

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