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

"What might that be?"

from his

also know what you've done, and how you ended up a salve. Just one of the revolting crimes you have committed would be

Scholar's eyes widened.

but the smell

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

Sunny barely had time to react. Hero lunged forward 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

like that, Scholar was done

with his usually graceful demeanor

look and

"Wait for me here."

him down the path, soon disappearing behind a rock outcropping. After a few minutes, terrible screams could be

left alone,

is… this

still couldn't believe how sudden Scholar's demise came to be. And how ruthless it

happened. But it was exactly that

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

go. We need

to say, Sunny gave

only two

stupid, but Sunny

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

silence for some time

not your fault. The

a few steps ahead, so Sunny couldn't see

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

which one of

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

an answer,

like to talk, do you? Well, fair enough. Silence

again after that,

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