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.”

trying to hide his own

“What might that be?”

disappearing from his face. Now, he

you are, Your Grace. I also know what you’ve done, and how you ended up a salve. Just one of the revolting crimes you have committed would be enough to make me want to

Scholar’s eyes widened.

but the smell

you bleed enough

with a speed that seemed almost inhuman. A moment later, Scholar 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 shattering bones could be clearly

that, Scholar was

contrast with his usually graceful demeanor that Sunny felt blood turning

a calm look and

“Wait for me here.”

disappearing behind a rock outcropping. After a few minutes, terrible screams could be

was left

is… this

believe how sudden Scholar’s demise came to

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

out, the young soldier put

We need

gave him a

only two of

sort of stupid, but Sunny

time for unnecessary thoughts. A strange feeling of melancholy descended on Sunny… somehow, he began to

for

feel guilty about what happened. It’s not your fault.

young soldier was a few steps ahead, so Sunny couldn’t see his

better that you don’t. Just trust me when I

wonder which one of us feels

to maintain an illusion

getting an answer,

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