Shadow Slave

Did Nephis distrust Caster for some reason?

Sunny surely did, and to be entirely honest, he didn't even need any reason to do so. His intuition and general paranoia were enough.

But Changing Star was different. He had learned a bitter lesson and now knew that everything she ever did had a firm logic behind it. Even if that logic was entirely different from that of a normal person.

So if Nephis was hiding her true battle style from Caster, there was a reason for it.

But it didn't make any sense. From everything else that she had done, he was her most trusted lieutenant. Changing Star entrusted more to Caster than she ever had to anyone else. Caster himself also had never acted against Neph's interests.

In fact, he was even a bit too loyal. The bastard was always near Nephis, as though glued to her side. He also didn't seem to like it when others got too close to her.

In that regard, he was almost like that flying rapier of Cassie's. During their entire day on the marble arch, the unfriendly Echo somehow always managed to remain between the blind girl and any men who tried to approach her for whatever reason. The message it was sending was quite clear.

I'm watching you!

It was honestly rather comical.

Sunny shook his head. The dynamic of Changing Star's relationship with Caster was really weird. But once again, he didn't have enough information to make any conclusions. All he could do was keep his eyes open and try to sleep with one of them open when the handsome Legacy was on watch duty.

Maybe it was some strange Legacy thing? Like guarding the secrets of the clan against the prying eyes of other clans.

Who knew?

Glancing at the fighting swordsmen, Sunny suddenly got an idea.

After considering it for a bit, he looked at them again. This time, his eyes were burning.

'That… that actually might work!'

true individuality. Sunny knew that there was a secret hiding inside his shadow that could become the foundation

just couldn't understand what

training, Sunny had trouble keeping his eyes both on the Stone Saint and on the shadow. Whenever he tried, the taciturn knight would inevitably send him into a sea of pain. But even if he managed it somehow, there was an invisible wall

dire need of a

if… his shadows tried to imitate someone else instead of him? And not just someone,

be able to observe every tiny detail of

after all. It was hard to tell where Sunny ended and the shadow began.

someone else, he would be able to separate the cadence and pattern of that person's movements from the shadow's by contrasting

This had to work!

and Caster to take a short break, and

itself to his feet.

seconds and then raised his head to look at

what are you

did not sound

with a

I've decided to make him your shadow for a bit. So, you know. Just do your thing and don't worry

turned its head and

could practically hear its

you calling a

had to be it. Did I guess right, huh? Oh, sorry. I forgot you cannot

offended shadow any more attention,

moments, and then said through gritted

prefer if you

Sunny sighed.

"Ugh, alright. Whatever."