Chapter 37
No one came to see him for the118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgbyQyyave7
first day. Aside from some lukewarm water and moldy bread, he hadn’t had118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ02C2rFx9kl
anything to eat either. He spent his time curled in the corner allowing his118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBg8JYr21Il
negative thoughts to control his mind. He thought about his failure at protecting118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVFTlVJQOUK
Malcolm that brought him to this place, forcing him on the run because he118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡidfGasZZpv
hadn’t been prepared. If they had taken a little more time to think about it,118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSeThrR7Hdk
they should have been aware that there could have been another traitor amongst118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhnwHsNDKEp
them. Cranton, the one who vetted all the servants, the closest to the king,118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ90RrFrcqLG
and able to move unseen. There were clues, but they all ignored them.
Now his best friend, the one who118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVbhOnS63jz
risked everything for him, might be in jail as well, or in trouble at the very118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL2rpZhBNgi
least. He betrayed his vow all for the sake of friendship. At the very least he118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9CUe0F1kGq
could be removed from the Blades. At least he had someone to fall back on, if118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNfujuoyD8Y
this went south, Vander had no one. He didn’t even know where his grandfather118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuUPfTk65IR
had gone and with no way to reach him, he had no one. The despair was too118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡajP2CdMs42
great, so he buried himself inside his own mind hoping that things would get118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbTZ17si6SJ
better.
The demon scraped against his mind118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhmcsoQCq4d
begging to be released. He would make all those who hurt them suffer118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuYD2vWf4gy
unimaginable pain. He could start by removing their skin piece by piece until118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgYouTeBTAl
they passed out from the pain. Then he would carve out their organs with his118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡedJuxXj8MI
bare hands, not stopping even after the body died. Then they would be tossed to118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡceYcM38E9Z
the forest for the animals to have their fill. He begged, pleaded and118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF5EczL2DBm
threatened, but if there was hope, Vander would not give in. No matter how much118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy39ntW1eww
he wanted to.
He wasn’t sure how long it had118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyTtrXWo2WO
been, but eventually he heard the door open. Based on the sounds their feet118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKfeo7iyhPi
made, there were four people coming down to see him. None of them, except one,118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAUQYt9RQER
was wearing armor. He recognized her scent clearly compared to the others.118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc2W6xdQSyq
According to the book, and her, the two of them were bonded. Despite knowing118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF1EHhThW1k
nothing about her, he didn’t want her to see him like this so he hid closer to118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeVRXMiNYdg
the shadows hoping it would be enough. It wasn’t.
“Come out, Vander.” Her voice was118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAmD9sV0ruT
soft, full of warmth. He felt the presence of Atza beckoning him, pushing the118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcoSqZ5JHxt
demon further into the recesses of his mind. He looked over to see her kind118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTRzJJQxeGs
expression staring at him without hate or malice. In the face she looked118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlD0wIxBpog
worried. Her eyes were sunken in. Her normally glossy hair hung loose around118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNN5mQ2WPhm
her face. In the three months he had been missing, she lost quite a bit of118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡptMkbHbWUb
weight.
The others she was with didn’t118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsqXiKIPQHv
really surprise him except Whitesun was there. He had no idea why the southern118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVfOy2ZROxt
warden was there to see him, but he couldn’t think of any good reasons. Maybe118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmTX2h9873l
the council had finally made their judgement.
“Have you decided what you were118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjek8ovflRD
going to do with me?” Vander asked. He looked over at Cuvera who met his stare118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4RVD6mwxYi
with his own.
“The council is split.” Cuvera118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfucJdaV0RX
explained. “There are many who don’t believe you capable of killing my father,118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdWFmuQgdiD
but they also don’t believe that Peyton would have been capable either. Then118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdAYsbG4Clg
there are those who think you did do it, and nothing would convince them118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3EQyJe9613
otherwise.”
“Not once did we doubt you,118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ5uI3s12YT
Vander.” Kiara’s voice was kind. “We were hurt that you felt you couldn’t stay118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNY0B36zuy4
and plead your case, but based on the considerable resources that were spent to118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQUi6mBbxjC
track you down, as well as the venomous rhetoric that was spread against you,118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa3OGDDU9cf
it ended up being for the best. You wouldn’t be safe here, not with the118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX1CZ7KBpoS
influence many of the nobles have in the city.”
“Then why am I still locked up?”118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKxAZwrNFHV
he asked. “If you believe me, why keep me here?”
“Because we can’t release you118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWuuq4ZHBF5
without proof that Peyton killed my father.” Cuvera explained. “As it stands118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8BZnas0Tik
it’s your word against his and he has more sway amongst the nobles. I know118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡohvnUayLld
you’re innocent, but they know that I would protect you because we are practically118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMrAcMkUVb4
brothers.”
“How do you know I’m innocent?”118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSX9ZVPZ7Ul
Vander countered. “I could be the monster they think I am.”
“Vander!” Eliza gasped. “Don’t say118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIFg0LedNEx
things like that.”
“I know because I saw what118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG2vZG9Txkk
happened.” Cuvera sighed. “A week after my father died, the ceremony to take118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXlctwHwSJY
the shard of Humjir into me was performed. I saw everything leading up to his118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLWnoVmwn1Q
final moments, including him telling you to run with his dying breath. I’ve118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdKcldhDrJv
known him for months, but Peyton has the power now that my father’s gone. I118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDImcI8wqqL
can’t do a thing.”
“However, I do.” Whitesun spoke118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU6lLQh2Aw1
softly. “Even though I am the farthest of all the Warden’s from the city,118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0LHNxSmOKe
Malcolm and I were good friends. I believe you Vander. I think you are a kind118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7qBiRvmroX
soul despite the stigma surrounding you, I can help you.”
“How?” Vander stared at the man, a118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiZcy4S2QBg
stranger. He couldn’t quite believe someone would be willing to help him just118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwgTaQfydiY
for no reason. There had to be another motive, but he would be damned if he118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4nHTx9s5Ox
could think of one.
“You let me worry about that.”118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfT3kRruwq9
Whitesun held out his hand through the bars. Vander studied it for a moment118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSRf1wk9HOu
before accepting it. The two of them held hands for a few minutes past what118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFBqMIBcUhg
Vander was comfortable with, but before he could say anything, Whitesun let his118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuP0Bb05ltD
hand go. “I wanted to see what kind of person you were, Captain.”
“What have you discovered,118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvMA0hTlXOn
Warden?” Vander bit back.
“You are a principled man devoted118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3GNDkLBW2F
to your goal of protecting those you love.” Whitesun smiled. “There is no way118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCGebNBiQXs
you would have killed your surrogate father, no matter what may have happened118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq8Hj6ITe2i
between the two of you.”
“You gained all that from shaking118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiDggffjGHo
my hand?” Vander shook his head. “Excuse me if I don’t believe you.”
“No,” Whitesun laughed. “I got118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHAZ25uswXq
that from talking to your friends. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I have some damage118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWwS57Q9gck
control to do.” With that he excused himself by heading back up the stairs.
“If anyone can help you, it’s118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvid3AFxVcp
Malakai.” Cuvera smiled. “You protected us from the Serpents, now allow us to118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKqsG9xDYxZ
help you.”
“Thank you.” Vander embraced his118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2UDM3qov6y
friend, though it wasn’t complete due to the bar standing between the two of118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcZpnSXZffN
them. “After this is done, I will devote my sword to you and you are alone.”
“To us, Vander.” Cuvera wrapped a118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡABsfgtRtpB
possessive arm around his wife. “And our child who we are going to name for my118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvEAuWp5uRe
father and your grandfather: Malcolm Charles Elan.”
“Or Mary Charlie Elan.” Kiara118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnsoEp49eV8
interrupted. “If it’s a girl.”
“Either way, we want you to be its118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJECgDFqtTP
guard parent if anything were to happen to us.” Cuvera smiled. “Both you and118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmVTngWnqq7
Eliza, even though she already agreed.” Vander was touched, but he knew that118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡedZvXUyfpT
there was still a lot of work to be done before that would become a reality.118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9H2hehbuiU
Starting with him being released.
“Provided I am released, I will.”
“Excellent.” Cuvera grinned, but118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcgV9X6lh5x
after a moment, he became a little more serious. “I need you tell me everything118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP2hKtlOkJu
you can about this assassin who killed Humi. If someone this dangerous is in my118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvq3c258Tz3
city, I need to know everything I can about them.”
“I didn’t know about them until my118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ896qcHtNaN
attack on the Green Serpent base.” Vander explained. “I found a handwritten118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu9MhvHdEpW
note that said that someone known as Fang was coming after me. I assumed they118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFyx9Brg9fh
didn’t know where I was because I didn’t end up with a knife in my side while I118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzaS4rfFZyz
slept. They must have picked me up somewhere then waited until I was distracted118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq4NFeH4NyP
before coming after me. If it hadn’t been for Humi there was a chance, I would118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjO235OFJha
be killed.”
“Any idea who they were?” Vander118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3mdGRb9G8s
shook his head.
“None, they wore both a mask and a118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmbtMxt14Cr
hood.” He explained. “However, they infiltrated a space that was protected by118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYCbiBurYc9
Humjir’s ability. Which,” he glared at Cuvera. “How is that possible? I thought118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKXRmSYdkSI
only Malcolm, and now you, could use those powers?”
“It’s complicated, I don’t truly118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvy71H83noy
understand it myself.” Kiara placed her hand on Cuvera’s shoulder then118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMaELqwx3w2
whispered in his ear. “I’m sorry, but Kiara is tired. We must go but worry not.118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTKOcSlXRCB
We will get you out of this.”
“Are you going to stay?” He looked118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn4Zlqid9KJ
at Eliza. He didn’t know why, but he really didn’t want her to leave.
“Of course.” She grinned, holding118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbOBAnM2Mm1
up the cell keys. “I can’t let you out, but I can go in.” she placed the key118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡewVhKi9RBC
inside the lock and turned it. The door popped open, so she allowed herself118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYXJxiYeHnM
inside.
“I’ll come to let you out in the118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvscEMpRwBt
morning.” Cuvera held his hand out for the keys, which she returned. “Enjoy118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkwff2taG2m
yourself.” With that, Cuvera and Kiara left the room leaving the two of them118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5oAlxtI2j7
together. For the first time in a long time, Vander felt tongue tied. He didn’t118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1tMFuUKhZb
know what to do.
“Sit down.” Eliza sighed. “You118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡynjBT1zRTJ
look like you’re about to fall over.” She sat down against the wall then patted118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxLEeuWYm7E
the open spot next to her. Not sure what he should do, he sat down next to her,118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHO0tMEGFp2
but made sure none of his body touched her. “Am I that repulsive that you won’t118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpH8io8Rb4I
even touch me?” she sounded hurt.
“I’m sorry.” He spoke. “I’m just118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdZnhLKonCg
scared. For some reason I get nervous around you, like I don’t want to118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN3pljklDI5
disappoint you. I’ve had plenty of partners, but this seems foreign to me.”
“I guess that’s to be expected.”118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡztU461HVHI
Eliza smiled. “I’ve known about you ever since I was young, so I’ve been118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3EHZqU6OFC
preparing for my entire life. But you just found out a couple of months ago and118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkiuXI1EVsG
we never got to spend any sort of time together. So, for now, how about we just118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuDo7hcuwOY
get to know each other and let this occur naturally?”
“You’d be okay with that?”
“Of course.” She spoke. “You can118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiJu7I3CBVY
be completely honest with me; I won’t judge you Vander.” He hesitated, but he118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJdLYeF4G55
didn’t feel any treachery in her words. It was time he became honest with118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj4jYlv4RsF
someone other than Shea. It was time for him to be vulnerable.
“Are you sure you can handle it?”118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiS9nfCCfFp
he smiled. “You’d be my first actual relationship since getting dumped by118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPgazyO1NYb
someone I wanted to marry. She left me for prestige and for someone I hate.”
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“It’s her loss.” Eliza shrugged.118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTY5xB5C546
“But if you asked me too, I’d punch her in the face for you.” He laughed and it118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDX3rhMI3Fh
was the first real laugh he had had since his best friend’s wedding. Perhaps,118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGE12ZqqfyJ
just for tonight, everything would be alright.
