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 hide

"What might that be?"

disappearing from his

up a salve. Just one of the revolting crimes you have committed would be enough

Scholar's eyes widened.

but the

make you bleed enough to overpower whatever residual

on the ground, his leg broken with one strike from the flat side of the young soldier's

like that, Scholar was done

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

gave him a calm look and said

"Wait for me here."

the older slave and dragged him down the path, soon disappearing behind a rock outcropping. After a few minutes, terrible screams could be heard echoing

was left

This is… this is

sudden Scholar's demise came to be.

had happened.

most of the firewood out, the young soldier put it over his shoulder and nonchalantly turned to the

go. We need to

say, Sunny gave him a nod and

there were only two of them

sort of stupid, but Sunny suddenly

stone path was much easier than scaling the mountain wall. He even had time for unnecessary thoughts. A strange feeling of melancholy descended on Sunny… somehow, he began to feel that

in silence for some time before Hero

happened. It's not your

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

better that you don't. Just trust me when I say

which one

to maintain an

getting an answer, Hero

don't like to talk, do you? Well,

again after that, each preoccupied with their own

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