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?"

young soldier turned to face him, the smile disappearing from his face. Now, he was radiating

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 kill you. So if there is someone among us who

Scholar's eyes widened.

but the

about it. I'll make you bleed enough to overpower whatever residual scent the

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.

that, Scholar was done

stark contrast with his usually graceful demeanor that Sunny felt blood

soldier gave him a calm look

"Wait for me here."

disappearing behind a rock outcropping.

left alone,

This is… this

Scholar's demise came to

acting as though nothing had happened. But it was exactly

throwing most of the firewood out, the young soldier

We

say, Sunny gave him a nod and

there were only two of them

sort of stupid, but

on the stone path was much easier than scaling the mountain wall. He even had time for unnecessary thoughts. A strange feeling of melancholy

for

not your fault. The decision

steps ahead,

better that you don't. Just trust me when I say that killing him was

one of

desperate to maintain an illusion of righteousness

an

don't like to talk, do you? Well, fair

didn't speak again after that, each

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