Shadow Slave

1540: Clouded Judgment.

The feeling of restlessness Sunny had felt after leaving Twilight returned. Something strange was going on with Cassie... had been going on for a long time, maybe. He was almost sure of it.

But it was the «almost» of it all that made the situation so difficult. He did not know what to do... confront her? Share his concern with others?

What would he say?

That Cassie should not have survived Twilight? None of them should have survived there, really. That she kept journals? There was nothing wrong with that, and claiming otherwise would only make him seem strange. That she was too quiet and unassuming, which made him feel as if she was hiding something vital from them? That sounded like paranoia talking.

In fact, it was — it was the Sin of Solace whispering into his ear. The Sin of Solace, whose only purpose was to drive him mad. Was he a fool to listen to these whispers?

Sunny was not even sure himself what he was suspecting Cassie of, just that he did not feel comfortable with her secrets. But…

Was it really because there was something off about the blind girl, or was it simply because he had never trusted her? Was he still secretly holding on to the grudge after what she had done on the Forgotten Shore, which painted his perception of her?

Sunny would be lying if he said that he had let go of that grudge completely.

None of the others seemed to suspect Cassie of anything, so why was he the only one looking for faults in her actions?

«Ah, damnation.»

was he supposed to

even need

old journals? So what if she kept secrets? Was he the right person to blame someone for not being entirely

herself off, to begin with — he was the one

change after that bitter conversation they had in the medical

on, too. She had told him so herself, during one of their conversations

why was Sunny reacting

we are so close to

and its end was swiftly approaching. Sunny was nervous that something would ruin their chances of returning to the waking world, and the ominous

never appeared before them, and so, she was as frightening as their imaginations

Cassie was just a substitute for all

was really something ominous going on with

definitely planning

smiled, looking

tray at the sword wraith. The

The hateful wraith laughed.

she took from you, you are still willing to give her the benefit of the doubt. ?ìg??օ????????~?օ?. No wonder you ended up being made a slave by her... ah, and she never even apologized. I bet she doesn't feel even a little bit remorseful about her betrayal. Since she doesn't, what is going to stop her from turning on

then took a deep

to

as well, but that was beside the point. Humans were complicated and contradictory creatures, indeed... just like Nephis had said, they could love and hate someone at the same

Sunny's judgment was clouded, it was easy to find fault with Cassie. But if he flipped his perception and looked at the situation from a different angle, trying to find the opposite, any suspicion that the blind girl could have been doing something to harm