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."

eyebrow, trying to hide his

"What might that be?"

disappearing from his face. Now, he

revolting 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

Scholar's eyes widened.

but the smell of

bleed enough to overpower whatever residual

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

that, Scholar was

of Hero's actions was in such stark contrast with his usually graceful demeanor that

soldier gave him a calm look and

"Wait for me here."

disappearing behind a rock outcropping. After a few

was left

this is too

couldn't believe how sudden Scholar's demise

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

of Scholar's rucksack and throwing most of the firewood out,

go. We need to

Sunny gave him

were only two of them

of stupid, but Sunny suddenly felt

stone path was much easier than scaling the mountain wall. He even had time for unnecessary thoughts. A strange feeling of melancholy descended on Sunny… somehow, he began to

in silence for some

not your fault. The decision was

few steps ahead, so Sunny

man's 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

rationalize their actions, always desperate to maintain an illusion of righteousness even while doing most foul things. Sunny

an answer,

don't like to talk, do you?

that, each preoccupied with their own

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