“Now,” The man continued, “Each of you has been given a small portion of this fluid.” The white Vesslars—the women in white armor—jumped down from their horses and stood before the girls among the children.“If you are a Drudge, indicate now, because the fluid will kill you if you take it,” His threats hung on the air for some time, until a boy walked out slowly. As if that was a signal, others followed him, both boys and girls alike. There were about fifteen of them in total, and all dressed in fine clothes.“Good, you did well.” The man smiled, “The Watcher is not meant for Drudge” The rest of the children laughed at the slaves. Ginika’s face twitched as his eyes widen with a heat that ma

“Wait!” She heard Ginika say, but she would not pay attention to some boy who thinks he knows how to control every situation.Abigail ignored him as she was fuming inside. She just continued to walk towards the men who carried the children. “Drop them down,” She said, and the whole crowd turned their heads to her. “I said, drop them down,” Abigail commanded, not caring about what the crowd was thinking of her. The Vesslars who carried the children looked at her with confusion for a while, and then, they all erupted into hot laughter as they watched her.Abigail observed hersel

The third guard charged, bringing his sword from the left angle, and aiming for Ginika’s belly. Ginika jumped back and spanned to the right, just in time to get away from the fourth guard, who had sliced his sword horizontally.He didn’t wait for them to recover from the surprise, which covered their face as a result of his speed. Instead, he jammed the free end of his staff into the rib of the fourth guard, just where his armor was loosed. The man let out a yell, before his body had crushed to the ground.Pain flooded Ginika from his right thigh as the sharp end of the third guard’s sword sliced them. Regardless of the pain, he could not stop and get caught.

“Don’t joke around!” Balak yelled as he held the rail and stared out into the city. The way he clinched the rail was a testimony to the anger that was boiling inside of him.Vera did not waver at this and continued softly, “He is perfect Bal, you are just blinded by his statues.” For her, Balak was currently acting just like the rest, and though she did not like it, she also could not blame him. “Blinded?” Balak let out a small laugh, “If anyone is blinded, then I think it’s you. You are the one who is still letting the events of the past cloud your judgment,” He said sarcastically due to his anger. But deep down, he regrets it, and just she needed to understand that she was not thinking straight.

“No, of course not,” Her voice cracked as she straightened her red leather hood.Ginika did not buy it, but he did not insist on asking. People have the right to keep their own secrets.  “Okay,” Gini said with a nod before he returned to his food, “I was just curious, though.” He took another bite, noting the tingling feeling that each savor sent to his brain, “Because, in this my little life, I have been around some elites. They don’t do something unless it profits them.”“I just want to see you have a better life,” Vera said and sat beside him on the small bed.