Chapter 37
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first day. Aside from some lukewarm water and moldy bread, he hadn’t had14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWCwVbnCW0z
anything to eat either. He spent his time curled in the corner allowing his14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡROLKAHhMVs
negative thoughts to control his mind. He thought about his failure at protecting14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz1ygWtdyDh
Malcolm that brought him to this place, forcing him on the run because he14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXLbGNyAmcE
hadn’t been prepared. If they had taken a little more time to think about it,14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkOBAhoy9op
they should have been aware that there could have been another traitor amongst14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdu4iaSqCiB
them. Cranton, the one who vetted all the servants, the closest to the king,14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ007360NHri
and able to move unseen. There were clues, but they all ignored them.
Now his best friend, the one who14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUw309ZRQl2
risked everything for him, might be in jail as well, or in trouble at the very14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU93DRLzmC2
least. He betrayed his vow all for the sake of friendship. At the very least he14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW5sFLqDac7
could be removed from the Blades. At least he had someone to fall back on, if14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzZZ9bdKNGW
this went south, Vander had no one. He didn’t even know where his grandfather14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIu5LTcAAUA
had gone and with no way to reach him, he had no one. The despair was too14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSMx991E1AR
great, so he buried himself inside his own mind hoping that things would get14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8t7zwEbe4r
better.
The demon scraped against his mind14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXeKnevk6xw
begging to be released. He would make all those who hurt them suffer14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Net9Szpr5
unimaginable pain. He could start by removing their skin piece by piece until14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaVv0qT4ssH
they passed out from the pain. Then he would carve out their organs with his14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6YPN5F1EBQ
bare hands, not stopping even after the body died. Then they would be tossed to14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf1jFtEVc5C
the forest for the animals to have their fill. He begged, pleaded and14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT4viyVEEXO
threatened, but if there was hope, Vander would not give in. No matter how much14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy8KVPAjZSW
he wanted to.
He wasn’t sure how long it had14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtcWIiigBSL
been, but eventually he heard the door open. Based on the sounds their feet14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIGJ4yxzZTE
made, there were four people coming down to see him. None of them, except one,14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwH4J03g3cE
was wearing armor. He recognized her scent clearly compared to the others.14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwMvZFB0W1r
According to the book, and her, the two of them were bonded. Despite knowing14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgeXfjISjn0
nothing about her, he didn’t want her to see him like this so he hid closer to14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZTWdOmA4E5
the shadows hoping it would be enough. It wasn’t.
“Come out, Vander.” Her voice was14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIKVyjd9o4Z
soft, full of warmth. He felt the presence of Atza beckoning him, pushing the14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPezaKp2AUj
demon further into the recesses of his mind. He looked over to see her kind14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRHbivHrQmo
expression staring at him without hate or malice. In the face she looked14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYx6fVPyVj4
worried. Her eyes were sunken in. Her normally glossy hair hung loose around14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxHMy892qd5
her face. In the three months he had been missing, she lost quite a bit of14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBd0F1jKqhE
weight.
The others she was with didn’t14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlh5jwM11Mf
really surprise him except Whitesun was there. He had no idea why the southern14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXbeMBm5npN
warden was there to see him, but he couldn’t think of any good reasons. Maybe14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAmHpUClq1L
the council had finally made their judgement.
“Have you decided what you were14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoYYW1tea2F
going to do with me?” Vander asked. He looked over at Cuvera who met his stare14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfS1FaTAz8W
with his own.
“The council is split.” Cuvera14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwqmleoIMU8
explained. “There are many who don’t believe you capable of killing my father,14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡblJMfmShz0
but they also don’t believe that Peyton would have been capable either. Then14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqRxQr1Qwdr
there are those who think you did do it, and nothing would convince them14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4tHjl87c8S
otherwise.”
“Not once did we doubt you,14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMk5xn5KP3M
Vander.” Kiara’s voice was kind. “We were hurt that you felt you couldn’t stay14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSPYMdJmgZI
and plead your case, but based on the considerable resources that were spent to14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTVXCyIfw8g
track you down, as well as the venomous rhetoric that was spread against you,14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZAVBHFOWN5
it ended up being for the best. You wouldn’t be safe here, not with the14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuoNxrgD8jO
influence many of the nobles have in the city.”
“Then why am I still locked up?”14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7UcvLB59ej
he asked. “If you believe me, why keep me here?”
“Because we can’t release you14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJN6b4yaii9
without proof that Peyton killed my father.” Cuvera explained. “As it stands14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡesqCrsjVgU
it’s your word against his and he has more sway amongst the nobles. I know14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0m6XsvmTmw
you’re innocent, but they know that I would protect you because we are practically14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU5RtPmfGp2
brothers.”
“How do you know I’m innocent?”14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY648D57PPu
Vander countered. “I could be the monster they think I am.”
“Vander!” Eliza gasped. “Don’t say14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMvAsC2PhH5
things like that.”
“I know because I saw what14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWbDtb759Ie
happened.” Cuvera sighed. “A week after my father died, the ceremony to take14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPstwKcNVWG
the shard of Humjir into me was performed. I saw everything leading up to his14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ39LHHjfWGP
final moments, including him telling you to run with his dying breath. I’ve14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Q1lxYTmi5
known him for months, but Peyton has the power now that my father’s gone. I14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCqzx13xLun
can’t do a thing.”
“However, I do.” Whitesun spoke14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbdjWGErWKE
softly. “Even though I am the farthest of all the Warden’s from the city,14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiKAWnQIklZ
Malcolm and I were good friends. I believe you Vander. I think you are a kind14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡurJeOK0wKb
soul despite the stigma surrounding you, I can help you.”
“How?” Vander stared at the man, a14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtrVb1Co9O1
stranger. He couldn’t quite believe someone would be willing to help him just14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7T0jzljtQ1
for no reason. There had to be another motive, but he would be damned if he14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXDjzft1CIV
could think of one.
“You let me worry about that.”14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLub4d3LwU0
Whitesun held out his hand through the bars. Vander studied it for a moment14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSuiRf9UdgR
before accepting it. The two of them held hands for a few minutes past what14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW0wlRy1cej
Vander was comfortable with, but before he could say anything, Whitesun let his14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0bvCR4iDIb
hand go. “I wanted to see what kind of person you were, Captain.”
“What have you discovered,14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdkUzs6L2CF
Warden?” Vander bit back.
“You are a principled man devoted14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiIzCFE9p9c
to your goal of protecting those you love.” Whitesun smiled. “There is no way14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnAjsfLs8qP
you would have killed your surrogate father, no matter what may have happened14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhUSNsYev6K
between the two of you.”
“You gained all that from shaking14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpIhdJTEEHe
my hand?” Vander shook his head. “Excuse me if I don’t believe you.”
“No,” Whitesun laughed. “I got14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ75TI9bSwk7
that from talking to your friends. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I have some damage14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkhqEKa03TN
control to do.” With that he excused himself by heading back up the stairs.
“If anyone can help you, it’s14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ73MPJESUix
Malakai.” Cuvera smiled. “You protected us from the Serpents, now allow us to14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkU2ITYptY1
help you.”
“Thank you.” Vander embraced his14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP4UUZVsddS
friend, though it wasn’t complete due to the bar standing between the two of14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqb8soEMHEn
them. “After this is done, I will devote my sword to you and you are alone.”
“To us, Vander.” Cuvera wrapped a14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2gbsO2J3iD
possessive arm around his wife. “And our child who we are going to name for my14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2zVBPyJD9b
father and your grandfather: Malcolm Charles Elan.”
“Or Mary Charlie Elan.” Kiara14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhZ7xLJgHov
interrupted. “If it’s a girl.”
“Either way, we want you to be its14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqFjS18qgYs
guard parent if anything were to happen to us.” Cuvera smiled. “Both you and14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6mcPIXnvYW
Eliza, even though she already agreed.” Vander was touched, but he knew that14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwHEZpRw6iX
there was still a lot of work to be done before that would become a reality.14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHgEUPaH8ir
Starting with him being released.
“Provided I am released, I will.”
“Excellent.” Cuvera grinned, but14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX5n2mYkxg9
after a moment, he became a little more serious. “I need you tell me everything14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2T6lbzmNl6
you can about this assassin who killed Humi. If someone this dangerous is in my14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrnsamXj0AM
city, I need to know everything I can about them.”
“I didn’t know about them until my14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsm9N68GeoK
attack on the Green Serpent base.” Vander explained. “I found a handwritten14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlQK4kpQknj
note that said that someone known as Fang was coming after me. I assumed they14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyuahsfkQFo
didn’t know where I was because I didn’t end up with a knife in my side while I14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAhH6EGEf7L
slept. They must have picked me up somewhere then waited until I was distracted14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVHJDJ22AV1
before coming after me. If it hadn’t been for Humi there was a chance, I would14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQIkwkIRg5F
be killed.”
“Any idea who they were?” Vander14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5uK6aRatRt
shook his head.
“None, they wore both a mask and a14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLrJfYofisS
hood.” He explained. “However, they infiltrated a space that was protected by14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTdMLZGWAu8
Humjir’s ability. Which,” he glared at Cuvera. “How is that possible? I thought14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡohgbBD5DVU
only Malcolm, and now you, could use those powers?”
“It’s complicated, I don’t truly14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHLdG0ULmi9
understand it myself.” Kiara placed her hand on Cuvera’s shoulder then14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7uaRrMwnKr
whispered in his ear. “I’m sorry, but Kiara is tired. We must go but worry not.14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb6B9HQiiu6
We will get you out of this.”
“Are you going to stay?” He looked14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHuziQ55kUI
at Eliza. He didn’t know why, but he really didn’t want her to leave.
“Of course.” She grinned, holding14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhq57GA2gbt
up the cell keys. “I can’t let you out, but I can go in.” she placed the key14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTH0o5TBbw3
inside the lock and turned it. The door popped open, so she allowed herself14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNpzmaUT2io
inside.
“I’ll come to let you out in the14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU0uTp87cum
morning.” Cuvera held his hand out for the keys, which she returned. “Enjoy14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjs0XzxH7vX
yourself.” With that, Cuvera and Kiara left the room leaving the two of them14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM7GZL43wbG
together. For the first time in a long time, Vander felt tongue tied. He didn’t14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0oOfCapnRL
know what to do.
“Sit down.” Eliza sighed. “You14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhgJiWqhERf
look like you’re about to fall over.” She sat down against the wall then patted14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWwMzi0gvHB
the open spot next to her. Not sure what he should do, he sat down next to her,14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxaOn9Wy5aM
but made sure none of his body touched her. “Am I that repulsive that you won’t14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Gre314rOU
even touch me?” she sounded hurt.
“I’m sorry.” He spoke. “I’m just14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnE0h4inmRy
scared. For some reason I get nervous around you, like I don’t want to14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq3JNGrtQrw
disappoint you. I’ve had plenty of partners, but this seems foreign to me.”
“I guess that’s to be expected.”14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEpbN3PuYZn
Eliza smiled. “I’ve known about you ever since I was young, so I’ve been14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWURyscIBfx
preparing for my entire life. But you just found out a couple of months ago and14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0zUqccvzrV
we never got to spend any sort of time together. So, for now, how about we just14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNZbTDfyrus
get to know each other and let this occur naturally?”
“You’d be okay with that?”
“Of course.” She spoke. “You can14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ93eazbHons
be completely honest with me; I won’t judge you Vander.” He hesitated, but he14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ07OeC7DHOd
didn’t feel any treachery in her words. It was time he became honest with14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsUCMxg090F
someone other than Shea. It was time for him to be vulnerable.
“Are you sure you can handle it?”14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuJzzMPWXPv
he smiled. “You’d be my first actual relationship since getting dumped by14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK0AW3cwwma
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.14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnW3Md1kRQk
“But if you asked me too, I’d punch her in the face for you.” He laughed and it14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGGlFaoGbKu
was the first real laugh he had had since his best friend’s wedding. Perhaps,14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQgjmGfJ7hj
just for tonight, everything would be alright.
