Born of Ash, Risen to Rule
"The sense of calm from earlier, when I felt like I was going to lose it over my brother..."
"Oh, so it did work. I wasn't sure. I was still pretty loopy. Oh dear, yep, here they come," sure enough, two men dressed all in black so the audience wouldn't see them, approached us. I turned to look ahead, to pretend I hadn't been talking to their target. They stopped beside him, I heard a small click and then, without a single word, they walked away again.
The older slave smiled at me. "Th'name's Phil, by th'way," he slurred, his head tilting back. His eyes drooped, a dumb grin plastered itself on his face and he went silent, staring at the ceiling.
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