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."

an eyebrow, trying to

"What might that be?"

turned to face him, the smile disappearing from his face. Now, he was radiating thick,

you've done, and how you ended up a salve. Just one of the revolting crimes you have committed would be enough to

Scholar's eyes widened.

but the smell

about it. I'll make you bleed enough to overpower whatever residual scent

was shrieking on the ground, his leg broken with one strike from the flat side of the young soldier's sword. Not giving him an opportunity to recover, Hero stomped on his other leg, and a sickening sound of

that, Scholar was

such stark contrast with his usually graceful

soldier gave him a calm look and said in

"Wait for me here."

a rock outcropping. After

left alone,

This is… this is too

how sudden Scholar's demise came to be. And how ruthless it

later, Hero was back, acting as though nothing had happened. But it was exactly that normalcy that unnerved Sunny

contents of Scholar's rucksack and throwing most of the firewood out, the young soldier put it over his

We need to

say, Sunny gave him a

only two

sort of stupid,

thoughts. A strange feeling of melancholy descended on

for some time before

not your fault. The

soldier was a few steps ahead, so Sunny couldn't

you knew this man's sins… actually, it's better that you don't. Just trust me when I say that killing him was an act

wonder which one

actions, always desperate to maintain an illusion of righteousness even

getting an

talk, do you? Well, fair enough.

again after that, each preoccupied with their

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