Knight's Sacred Burden
He wasn't supposed to be here—not while the Council had eyes on every alleyway—but the ledgers didn't lie, and the ledger spoke of an impossible amount of wealth vanishing into the dark.
"Stay close," Bernard whispered to the shadow at his shoulder. Julian, his face obscured by a rough-spun cowl, nodded once. His hand didn't stray far from his blade.
"If this source is as deep as you say, Bernard, we aren't just looking for gold," Julian muttered, his voice barely audible over the distant rumble of the city’s drainage systems. "We’re looking for the heart."
"Exactly," Bernard snapped, ducking into a recessed archway as a group of scavengers passed by, their eyes vacant and their hands staine