Chapter 27
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been inside the mind of a raven, you were missing out. They are one of the109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKuCHYghur9
smartest birds in the world capable of remembering faces and understanding a109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpPIO3U72Ie
semblance of human speech. However, when Vander was inside, he understood109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUMyvIfuiIP
everything around him, knew what the bird knew, and could get into places he109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNEhXAKXHJ1
otherwise couldn’t. The only issue was if the consciousness of the creature he109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsBAQPWIuj2
was inhabiting decided to fight back, he could be forcibly shoved back into his109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6Wu6owt2OG
own body or, in a worst-case scenario, he could be lost forever. However it was109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm2mcwqWJBx
a risk he needed to take and so far, the raven wasn’t fighting him though he109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh28BHUgw9C
was angry. Vander had to promise him some food before he would finally settle109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbllZcVvT2M
down.
Vander flapped109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaA9C1E6mYx
his wings then jumped from the rooftop. He caught an air current to glid over109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY1zyUSEspS
the heads of the gathered soldiers trying to keep the crowds back away from the109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNxroZBpRJi
crime scene. Some of them had taken their spears butts to the citizens to get109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtNOGiDuHpw
them to stay away, but that made some of them angry. It took one of the Blades109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjTeUYb3we0
to come over to calm the crowd down before they calmed down enough, but they109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwspd5EipIL
were still near the edge peering through just to see what was going on.
He found a perch109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG4irl6EI6U
on top of the house that would enable him to see his surroundings but also109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm3A3iN37wW
listen to what was being said inside. He hopped forward, grabbing hold of the109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlGhoeqadbL
siding with his talons, and peered over the edge looking into the house via the109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡugXhR8N8E3
window above the door. If anyone looked above, they would have seen just his109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwzkdVIxzYa
head and beady little eyes, but the occupants were too distracted by the109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfJps0ufUp8
carnage he had left behind.
The blood had109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7RZaH6s0LU
dried overnight, but the people inside walked over it as if it was. There was a109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPQljEFtEch
medic inside making sure the bodies were dead. It wasn’t Topal, but one of his109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ769IQJzn9P
students that Vander didn’t recognize. He was carefully checking the bodies109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfBXEFJB1dT
then would nod to one of the soldiers who would then grab a buddy and together109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSUGJP8rEUH
the two of them would bring one of the bodies outside. Then they would bring a109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTsUirs42ex
tarp to place over the dead to hide them from the crowd. It happened six times109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYJZiyIuen3
in total. Vander had to double take because he was sure that seven of them been109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwvTagbpxXK
killed, but after double counting then peering back inside, there was indeed109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIRwETXW1N5
only six bodies. He would have to investigate that later.
He heard some of109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrPiMBehL45
the guards talking inside. “What a waste of life.” One muttered to themselves.109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy9f7rTpUaz
“What do you think happened here?”
“We don’t get109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMY4FxrknnV
paid to ask questions.” That other snorted. But he looked around nervously109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ3M1K4495Y
before whispering to his friend. “I bet it was that traitorous Blade that did109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡin84OxJSIm
this.” The other guard looked warily at his friend.
“How do you109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSaTUU9dqML
figure?”
“One of these109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU7IAjmXjlE
people had their throat completely ripped out.” The other explained. “That’s109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnmIDPWA5qI
not possible without a lot of strength. I’ve only ever seen animals do that and109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvWTryvuFkb
I don’t think a bear came into down, slaughtered six people, then left never to109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyJZFZSBdqh
be seen again.”
“I guess that109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpmmAMjjwZ5
makes sense.” The second guard didn’t sound convinced, however. “But why would109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUXVKfOzRtk
he come here to kill these people? It makes no sense.”
“Like killing the109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVn9BNTDryp
King made sense?” the first guard spat. “The sooner we find this guy, the109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyeeQ73MPze
sooner we can bury him. Bastard deserves to hang for what he did.” Unknown to109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ995xZmwVKC
all involved, they failed to notice a squad of Blades coming up behind them.109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfWmr2sEcCI
Vander looked up to see Alexander coming with a few Blades Vander didn’t109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI5Jvz9iZNJ
recognize. They were likely from one of the squads that came with the Warden’s.109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyTgGpgOFb8
He couldn’t help but wonder where the recruits went.
Alex looked like109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡudIzNitnRq
shit. His eyes were sunken in, and he had allowed his beard to grow long and109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡweEh1U9HKo
thick. His clothes were unkept, despite Blade regulation, but his eyes were109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyfxOIYKNc4
still sharp. He had come in at the tail end of the guard’s conversation, so he109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo5mKzlMjfG
let himself be known by growling right behind them.
“If you two have109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaolnWVFBAf
time to gossip, you have time to stand investigate the house.” He spoke.109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLVqBv76EJe
Normally his size and demeanor were enough to get most men to do what he109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp4VDLiYf0m
wanted, but that didn’t seem to work here.
“You’re not in109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVBloaOhMvt
charge of us, Blade.” The first guard hissed. The way he said it made Vander109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR7f8kb5Wwe
angry. It appears he wasn’t the only one as the Blades with Alex went for their109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTjOCPTkraS
swords. They stayed their hand once Alex motioned for them to stop. “We don’t109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTT8u0PC48m
take orders from those who let the King die.”
“You’ll take109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpP0h0v934t
orders from me whether you like it or not.” Alex’s voice was calm, but he was109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrvNqyTZgGc
seconds away from violently lashing out. Vander could tell based on how he109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiH6k6vwmuJ
clenched his hand. “Until the King decrees otherwise you will help us find109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCH4YJEMVdP
Vander and bring him in.”
“Our General says109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7E8nhOdHjg
otherwise.” The second guard said. “We are only here as per our duty, but after109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIsu3TXTKyU
the bodies are taken out, you’re on your own.”
“Coward.” One of109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ44QVJ9JaI9
the Blade’s spat. At that insult, the two guards drew their weapons as did the109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZdbqBRJtVB
guards who were supposed to be keeping the crowd back.
“That wasn’t very109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYXuMWpXoKT
smart of you.” The first guard growled. “You’re surrounded and outnumbered.109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGUbMHh1MhI
What’s another dead Blade in the grand scheme of things?”
“Enough of this.”109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrG5fSA889N
Alex’s voice bellowed out. He turned towards the Blade who let his emotions get109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkpwmEFwAjt
the better of him. “Apologize so we can get on with our days.”
“But…” Alex’s109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkqEnJjuQmL
glare dried the excuse in the poor man’s throat. He lowered his head, but not109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXjQeB5eiAy
his eyes, and muttered a quick apology. Knowing better than to start a scene,109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnkqalMrOdN
the guard accepted it, but kept his eyes firmly rooted on Alex as he sheathed109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIOZMunU5Wr
his Blade.
“You have minutes109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrLsbqAzQke
to get what you need the clear out.” The guard said. “This is our109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ59bjQZp6jD
investigation, not yours.”
“I understand, we109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv2DVxmWVCv
will be quick.” Nodding to the others, they dispersed. Some of them headed109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPoIMo0VtqR
inside to look around while two of them checked the dead bodies. Alex stayed109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlO8vkzcgqO
outside surveying the crowd. Suddenly Vander was very happy that he had picked109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡukhKhJf9ad
the raven to take over instead of going into the crowd himself. He knew that no109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHHeDSLz8BR
matter the disguise, Alex would be able to tell who he was.
One of the Blades109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡibO4YxMk54
outside called over to Alex. He quicky rushed over. Vander could catch some109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZACfb6zy6r
words of that passed between the two of them. They commented about one of them109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGPkDwDVMfl
having their throat ripped out, which Alex admitted was likely Vander’s doing.109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvjoTTCvMVJ
However, the intriguing part was when the two of them discovered snake tattoos109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0kAOTADNqB
on all their arms. Alex nodded to himself before stepping away calling the109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV90evBKl5f
guards back to take the bodies away. He then went inside to see what the others109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxWYczmh93c
may or may not have found.
Vander couldn’t109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNlefU5fTbt
really tell what was being said inside. They were talking low to one another109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡScvzLX60EM
while looking at a scroll that they discovered shoved inside the table. Vander109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4oJxqgkc51
shifted slightly to get a better view. It looked like a map of the city, but it109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDdeVJ713zj
wasn’t anything that he recognized. He would need to get his talons on that109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu8sFToGdjP
scroll, but there was nothing he could do about it now. He would have to try to109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡin9kpw4iez
take it from his friend at some point in time. Vander heard a squawk coming109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ40GV1HN86K
from behind him. He turned around to see a large, angry raven flapping behind109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIEbtzTy8Yc
him. He was instantly filled with fear from the raven he was inhabiting. He109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAn0oyDt16e
guessed the two of them had an issue before which caused the raven, he109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡydBB1UTdAW
inhabited to flee afraid.
As the other109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRl4gK2jY8g
raven attacked, Vander pushed himself out of the body and back into his own.109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUCreIBXNlr
The sudden jolt to being back in a human being, on the ground, caused him to109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqiSI7m3y8H
violently throw himself over so he could vomit onto the cobblestone instead of109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdLpqaEFxDE
onto his clothing. He looked up to see the two birds entwined in a death grip109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIaiMkZjrr5
violently stabbing and clawing at each other. The smaller one he had been apart109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7gB6eQvKBK
from was losing, but his pride didn’t allow him to quit. He had to do109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl5rPNQfwdb
something, so he grabbed a rock.
He popped out109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzK03GhXQR4
from behind his hiding spot then launched the rock at the bigger bird. With a109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡodJ8eLkfRS
cry, the big raven fell to the ground stunned, possibly dead. The sudden rock109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ65joq2CM5e
being thrown combined with the dropped bird causing some members of the crowd109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡevpfhYciK6
to turn towards him. Some were confused, but a couple recognized him.
“It’s the King109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkLoZDhGpYK
killer!” one of them shouted, pointing at him. Some of the guards began109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJVVcAO4HD9
shouting to pass, but the crowd pushed forward.
“Someone grab109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4IClq0cS4Q
him!” Two citizens lunged forward, but Vander jumped backwards. He grabbed a109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXU8UiyWTIM
box then threw it at someone who had broken through hitting them right in the109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7FSGTX2Qia
face. Vander backed up towards the wall then jumped up, grabbing the top with109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQVwwkWIZtP
his hand to haul himself over. Before he disappeared, he locked eyes with Alex109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJaR1mcMcCo
before disappearing.
He heard shouting109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5qgUT5zTm4
coming from behind him, but he wasted no time running back towards the gate109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc20Bqgt1Pr
which would lead him into Lower Eluvia. He just had to make it there before he109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl4rL3k1mvs
was caught then everything would be okay. What he didn’t realize though was109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPaYEvUvCh0
that the road he was running down intersected with the road that mob was coming109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUMZWEVRGMH
down. He heard them running towards him, which caused him to run as fast as he109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1tkqZWiJgB
could. Tragically he ended up running into another group of guards who had109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0Xqy5t8agF
heard the commotion.
“Well look who we109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0z4wXY1BMs
have here?” One of them grinned. A metal fist came flying towards Vander’s109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgBStFNtw5R
face. It hit his jaw sending waves of pain throughout his mouth, likely109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXAvu8QXKql
knocking a couple of teeth loose. He fell to the ground, but scrambled109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXnD7oAnQnd
backwards as the guards drew their swords.
“Did you know109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWN3BjhMwOs
there is a bounty on your head?” one asked with an evil glint in his eyes. “The109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoOTKnx3jZT
Jilena family has offered quite the reward for your head.” Vander looked at the109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4cTHx2n9HK
group confused. He didn’t know why the Jilena family cared so much about the109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKCenLPCyrS
king’s murder that they would go against Cuvera’s wishes. He didn’t have to109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBTkvrhs78R
wonder long as the guards were apparently quite chatty.
“They are blaming109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLSWXkQvqnq
you for the death of their youngest son.” Vander’s blood ran cold. Jeffery was109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP6OiHtwmB0
dead? But he had let him go, there was no reason for him to be killed.
“I had no reason109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpoZTIV2M9s
to kill him.” Vander argued.
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“Rumor has it109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPH62s0w8LW
that he tried to stop you, so you ran him through.” The guard shrugged. “Makes109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX9B0cqNchL
no difference to me. With the money we will finally be able to retire in109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVDWjjI3MIR
peace.” Vander scooted backwards as the guards lunged towards him with their109Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsjhtL6whwd
swords readied to skewer him.
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