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."

raised an eyebrow, trying to hide

"What might that be?"

smile disappearing from his face. Now, he was radiating thick,

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.

the smell

it. I'll make you bleed enough to

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

Scholar was done

contrast with his usually graceful demeanor that Sunny felt blood turning

gave him a calm look and said

"Wait for me here."

the path, soon disappearing behind a rock outcropping. After a few

was left

is… this is

sudden Scholar's demise came to be. And

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

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

We need

say, Sunny gave him a nod

were only two of them

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 this nightmare, whatever it might be, was not far off

silence for some

not your fault. The decision was mine,

soldier was a few steps

knew this man's sins… actually, it's better that you don't. Just trust me when I

one of us

actions, always desperate to maintain an illusion of

an answer,

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

again after that,

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