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.”

an eyebrow, trying to hide his own

“What might that be?”

young soldier turned to face him, the smile disappearing from

crimes you have committed would be enough to make me want to kill you. So if there is someone among us who deserves to be sacrificed…

Scholar’s eyes widened.

but the smell of

about it. I’ll make you bleed enough to overpower whatever

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

that, Scholar

such stark contrast with his usually graceful demeanor that Sunny

gave him a calm look and said in

“Wait for me here.”

down the path, soon disappearing behind a rock

was left alone,

is… this is

how sudden Scholar’s demise came

Hero was back, acting as though nothing had happened. But it was

of Scholar’s rucksack and throwing most of the firewood out, the young soldier put it over

We

what to say, Sunny gave him a

only two

of stupid, but Sunny suddenly felt

wall. He even had time for unnecessary thoughts. A strange feeling of melancholy descended on Sunny… somehow, he began to feel that the end of

walked in silence for

guilty about what happened. It’s not your fault. The decision was mine, and

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

sins… actually, it’s better that you don’t. Just trust me when I say that killing him was an act of

wonder which one of us feels

actions, always desperate to maintain an illusion of

getting an

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