The Debt of the Unmarked

from the torch moved over the stone walls, making the shadows appear to twist and move

nced everywhere, as if they were alive. The torchlight, the sha

r really tight. My knuckles were so tight they turned whit

hambers opened befor

is hands clasped behind his back. Silas seemed to fill the

without turning around to fac

ed working when he turned around to face me. The bond that I feel with him was beating str

ds he spoke were quiet. Each word felt very

y. I was trying to stop them from shaking. I wanted to ap

eally nervous, about what was going to happen with the thing I was

ips were pressed together tightly. Th

re touching the edge of the rug that was under me. The man with the cane walked a

d feel that the man with the cane was t

I must be able to think about what's going to happen next, with the things I am learning which is anticipation of the ar

aid to Alpha "I

"Do not try " he said. "Just. See what is happening.. When you see something you ha

ught it made me feel tired. I did not want to stop. I could not let him get into trouble. Not when I knew

me with me to the training yard. Just you. There is

sure. I said

s so do not mess this up. Fail me. The person I am

e end. It was shining light on a person who was just standing there not moving. The training yard looke

k, on his face. The knife he was holding caught the li

m to move. He

,. I saw the assassin: the way the assassin tilted his sho

left " I said quietly. "The person we are t

. The person, in the mask suddenly jumped

hrough the air. The assassin fell to the ground.. Then another assassin emerged from th

"Another video game!" because I was

th itself. But I could see the danger it was really close. Th

out. I felt a chill run down m

out him was.

, really I was asking my

id to me

was thought out.. His movements seemed familiar like I had seen someone move like that before. It was not like Kian it was not like anyone I cou

Silas. I yelled at him. "M

the bond and I could see everything that he saw every danger, every single thing t

He did not back down. The man, in the mask stopped for a second he seemed to be thin

ment. It was, like time stood still. I

he truth is, I did not

p. The person it hit fell down. Rolled away

d I was breathing really hard. "Who wa

ne you will see again". And when you see this person again you will have to

rong. It felt like it was alive. It was beating like my heart. I had this question in my mind the time: Why did

ere thinking about what to do. The eyes were waiting for something

s not done yet. The fight was stil