Shadow Slave
Chapter 164
Caster brought him water, strips of cloth, and a crude tunic.
While Sunny was washing the blood off his body, the proud Legacy carefully moved Harper's corpse into a corner, buried it under the pile of seaweed thatch, and wiped the blood off the floor as much as he could.
This way, an accidental glance inside the hut would not reveal too much. Of course, even a little bit of scrutiny, and the signs of what had happened here would become apparent.
While doing all this, Caster was speaking:
"The easiest way to get rid of a corpse is to simply toss it off the platform. With luck, it won't land on the road. But even if it does, no one would pay it a lot of attention. People die all the time out here in the Dark City, especially those living in the outer settlement."
He paused, then continued:
"However, we can't do that — because Harper isn't just a random slum rat, but someone who was working for the Bright Lord. The Guards will become interested in his sudden death, and they'll use it to create trouble for you and Lady Nephis. So we need to make him disappear completely. That won't be easy."
Sunny glanced at him and frowned.
"What's the big deal? I can just carry him down the hill and dump the body somewhere in the ruins. It's night outside. No one will see anything."
Caster shook his head.
"Castle Guard has various types of observers watching the road day and night. You will be noticed. Unless someone persuades them to look the other way, of course."
He sighed.
"It won't be cheap, but I can make it happen. Tomorrow after sunset, you will have about an hour to carry the body to the ruins and return. Sorry, but I can't buy you more time… this will wipe what little shards I have left already."
His voice sounded as though the handsome young man was genuinely concerned for his comrade, but in reality, he was just reiterating how much Sunny owed him now.
And if that message was not enough, he could always threaten to reveal the secret of how Harper died in the future.
Caster had him in the palm of his hand.
Sunny smiled darkly.
"And what do I do until then?"
The Legacy shrugged:
"Just act natural and try not to speak to anyone. You're kind of a loner as it is. No one will suspect anything."
After that, he thought for a few moments and added:
"Oh. This... no one should enter this hut for a long while. Harper lived in the castle for these past few months, so people in the slum won't notice his absence yet. Neither will Guards, since he made a report recently. We should be fine."
Sunny stared at him with a strange expression. Do you want to read more chapters?
"What?"
He shook his head.
just wondering how many bodies did you make disappear
Caster frowned.
the Dark City, it is usually
Why kill someone if not to make
came to murder. He really
they left the pitiful hut behind and returned to the lodge. With no one paying him any attention, Sunny returned to his room and sat quietly on his
he wouldn't be able to sleep this night, tormented by both the knowledge of what Nephis was
exhausted consciousness slipped into oblivion
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with a start, expecting a crowd of furious slum dwellers to be rushing
to shove, very few
no one
while, he decided to act as he would on any other day. Leaving his room, Sunny
ignored him, just like usual. Their
one looked at
Sunny escaped the lodge and looked up
had changed. Everything was the same as it had been yesterday, and
how could this
but no one seemed to care. The world had moved on without Harper, indifferent to the pain and horror that were now frozen forever in the dead eyes
seem to notice the disappearance
a pained grimace. His head hurt with a
should I? Forget about
felt compelled to mourn the death of his victim, even if he was the only one
and forgotten, with not a single soul to
'Pathetic.'
entered his room and sat on
most of the day there, going out only once to pretend to train with the Midnight Shard. While he was repeating the katas, he thought that he caught sight of Nephis observing the movements of his sword with a frown on her face. But a second later, she was distracted and drawn away by the neverending torrent of tasks required
Go chat with Caster, see if
sudden anger surprised
it was better than the grim apathy that reigned
mind lately? It's like I'm back on the Ashen
Shard and returned to
for
with her back to the door, holding the wooden staff in her hands. Her
skipped a
did she find
out a fake grin, he made his voice
Do you want
to him and, after a moment of
it was as forced as
blind girl
"No, nothing in particular."
blinked a
up with her
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