Chapter 27
If you’ve never96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTTeDQzGIq6
been inside the mind of a raven, you were missing out. They are one of the96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ3HJHJx9MN
smartest birds in the world capable of remembering faces and understanding a96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqoLbemH1oi
semblance of human speech. However, when Vander was inside, he understood96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3H3H957Z5p
everything around him, knew what the bird knew, and could get into places he96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjInmOHfBob
otherwise couldn’t. The only issue was if the consciousness of the creature he96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8hvItDI1PA
was inhabiting decided to fight back, he could be forcibly shoved back into his96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoh5ORbnsAB
own body or, in a worst-case scenario, he could be lost forever. However it was96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM5wFdTnY17
a risk he needed to take and so far, the raven wasn’t fighting him though he96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDhYzBnd7bA
was angry. Vander had to promise him some food before he would finally settle96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzgoqEFRcyR
down.
Vander flapped96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDvNfe5ojwZ
his wings then jumped from the rooftop. He caught an air current to glid over96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4aMq8KyJlN
the heads of the gathered soldiers trying to keep the crowds back away from the96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtSmAHwbsDt
crime scene. Some of them had taken their spears butts to the citizens to get96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy8R1u9e2uI
them to stay away, but that made some of them angry. It took one of the Blades96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdNMCoTNckn
to come over to calm the crowd down before they calmed down enough, but they96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrw5zuwgjWQ
were still near the edge peering through just to see what was going on.
He found a perch96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnyCZs3Ys2j
on top of the house that would enable him to see his surroundings but also96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRlN8JyHvvG
listen to what was being said inside. He hopped forward, grabbing hold of the96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeZKZU1tcry
siding with his talons, and peered over the edge looking into the house via the96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq8V0DbNYs6
window above the door. If anyone looked above, they would have seen just his96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN0huQWmo3X
head and beady little eyes, but the occupants were too distracted by the96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHFV7XiECuh
carnage he had left behind.
The blood had96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeAlOyLcLEk
dried overnight, but the people inside walked over it as if it was. There was a96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh4mHXj6RPp
medic inside making sure the bodies were dead. It wasn’t Topal, but one of his96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ18sEn7rovW
students that Vander didn’t recognize. He was carefully checking the bodies96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY0V7nh35NL
then would nod to one of the soldiers who would then grab a buddy and together96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzd7lXhR15u
the two of them would bring one of the bodies outside. Then they would bring a96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsNUnzd7QVY
tarp to place over the dead to hide them from the crowd. It happened six times96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiJyU3l3t1r
in total. Vander had to double take because he was sure that seven of them been96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpIoZGmCFYh
killed, but after double counting then peering back inside, there was indeed96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjsipgUeW4K
only six bodies. He would have to investigate that later.
He heard some of96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt8HkeZoJo1
the guards talking inside. “What a waste of life.” One muttered to themselves.96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3dGbAE0xKn
“What do you think happened here?”
“We don’t get96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNI8EoqABXN
paid to ask questions.” That other snorted. But he looked around nervously96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDqFf4RqXr2
before whispering to his friend. “I bet it was that traitorous Blade that did96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0E43VlOH3e
this.” The other guard looked warily at his friend.
“How do you96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHhELCJUmiG
figure?”
“One of these96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEnGvlXgwgz
people had their throat completely ripped out.” The other explained. “That’s96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFan7IOYQ6D
not possible without a lot of strength. I’ve only ever seen animals do that and96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqydUIO4nJh
I don’t think a bear came into down, slaughtered six people, then left never to96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlkzAGxB2QW
be seen again.”
“I guess that96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7IMSB2N000
makes sense.” The second guard didn’t sound convinced, however. “But why would96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7iLVDysvV6
he come here to kill these people? It makes no sense.”
“Like killing the96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPfzsl7FbOb
King made sense?” the first guard spat. “The sooner we find this guy, the96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMQvFrx2f0O
sooner we can bury him. Bastard deserves to hang for what he did.” Unknown to96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTHc11zfHNv
all involved, they failed to notice a squad of Blades coming up behind them.96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFAZBUbjgvD
Vander looked up to see Alexander coming with a few Blades Vander didn’t96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRvKyzX5EQH
recognize. They were likely from one of the squads that came with the Warden’s.96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq7gKMRMXBr
He couldn’t help but wonder where the recruits went.
Alex looked like96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9nmFE5dmRv
shit. His eyes were sunken in, and he had allowed his beard to grow long and96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJYrfGuUiVt
thick. His clothes were unkept, despite Blade regulation, but his eyes were96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT5UKJ9YhQ8
still sharp. He had come in at the tail end of the guard’s conversation, so he96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ6u7UtXSVb
let himself be known by growling right behind them.
“If you two have96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoxOGwevKIS
time to gossip, you have time to stand investigate the house.” He spoke.96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXdwyZyLABL
Normally his size and demeanor were enough to get most men to do what he96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzA2V0xQxO7
wanted, but that didn’t seem to work here.
“You’re not in96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF3Qm03yTjQ
charge of us, Blade.” The first guard hissed. The way he said it made Vander96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfZx2aIvvTu
angry. It appears he wasn’t the only one as the Blades with Alex went for their96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU5IOACoDq2
swords. They stayed their hand once Alex motioned for them to stop. “We don’t96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDDLSylufrk
take orders from those who let the King die.”
“You’ll take96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa2sNtmOz8w
orders from me whether you like it or not.” Alex’s voice was calm, but he was96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlSAquCg6jM
seconds away from violently lashing out. Vander could tell based on how he96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1oSUOov21A
clenched his hand. “Until the King decrees otherwise you will help us find96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSJNUhbCJ9g
Vander and bring him in.”
“Our General says96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMFS41h6dfA
otherwise.” The second guard said. “We are only here as per our duty, but after96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFBFdooPkdC
the bodies are taken out, you’re on your own.”
“Coward.” One of96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWUSy8plP9C
the Blade’s spat. At that insult, the two guards drew their weapons as did the96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaycMo7s3qA
guards who were supposed to be keeping the crowd back.
“That wasn’t very96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6ZIg9fzjFu
smart of you.” The first guard growled. “You’re surrounded and outnumbered.96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyZOCheDWmi
What’s another dead Blade in the grand scheme of things?”
“Enough of this.”96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkT1c71oxRN
Alex’s voice bellowed out. He turned towards the Blade who let his emotions get96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFK1OhcjbP9
the better of him. “Apologize so we can get on with our days.”
“But…” Alex’s96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYaEtlvg2QO
glare dried the excuse in the poor man’s throat. He lowered his head, but not96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡymuLhF9is3
his eyes, and muttered a quick apology. Knowing better than to start a scene,96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3meDTUy9qh
the guard accepted it, but kept his eyes firmly rooted on Alex as he sheathed96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIhWYDsXDYx
his Blade.
“You have minutes96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡucAXQYvHbV
to get what you need the clear out.” The guard said. “This is our96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXuBge6RAdY
investigation, not yours.”
“I understand, we96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLwAd7FWOW6
will be quick.” Nodding to the others, they dispersed. Some of them headed96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdQIHhe7sit
inside to look around while two of them checked the dead bodies. Alex stayed96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgOKwjcnOEZ
outside surveying the crowd. Suddenly Vander was very happy that he had picked96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCWB6CBiIP3
the raven to take over instead of going into the crowd himself. He knew that no96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXIfNemHo7e
matter the disguise, Alex would be able to tell who he was.
One of the Blades96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsynAwAGP7x
outside called over to Alex. He quicky rushed over. Vander could catch some96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEHxxiBVSdq
words of that passed between the two of them. They commented about one of them96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1xWy3Ls9Zm
having their throat ripped out, which Alex admitted was likely Vander’s doing.96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOdhsDQOclg
However, the intriguing part was when the two of them discovered snake tattoos96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡumNNti4gy6
on all their arms. Alex nodded to himself before stepping away calling the96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwMPmPOK5Tv
guards back to take the bodies away. He then went inside to see what the others96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyr7Way24Uq
may or may not have found.
Vander couldn’t96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRjT13EpYRY
really tell what was being said inside. They were talking low to one another96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzILSXvjCKS
while looking at a scroll that they discovered shoved inside the table. Vander96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxIQa8bqsl1
shifted slightly to get a better view. It looked like a map of the city, but it96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUUeWpJMmjg
wasn’t anything that he recognized. He would need to get his talons on that96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHN4kMSYLTU
scroll, but there was nothing he could do about it now. He would have to try to96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJhfAm7xaBy
take it from his friend at some point in time. Vander heard a squawk coming96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8ZhpnAVyFl
from behind him. He turned around to see a large, angry raven flapping behind96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVtqCDfcSWp
him. He was instantly filled with fear from the raven he was inhabiting. He96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaLuxJROrk3
guessed the two of them had an issue before which caused the raven, he96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwbaixFg8Qb
inhabited to flee afraid.
As the other96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWNIGOgWeaP
raven attacked, Vander pushed himself out of the body and back into his own.96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMz9NLRmEif
The sudden jolt to being back in a human being, on the ground, caused him to96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy92w96B0D1
violently throw himself over so he could vomit onto the cobblestone instead of96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIcag0xzpKN
onto his clothing. He looked up to see the two birds entwined in a death grip96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOzDdGikRSm
violently stabbing and clawing at each other. The smaller one he had been apart96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKTbpzJGfwe
from was losing, but his pride didn’t allow him to quit. He had to do96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgKMFHwPQb5
something, so he grabbed a rock.
He popped out96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY4Y0LVEl5c
from behind his hiding spot then launched the rock at the bigger bird. With a96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkoYVBXk7ni
cry, the big raven fell to the ground stunned, possibly dead. The sudden rock96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqis07xB0po
being thrown combined with the dropped bird causing some members of the crowd96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCsDkv3QAlj
to turn towards him. Some were confused, but a couple recognized him.
“It’s the King96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡadHmVCdl3N
killer!” one of them shouted, pointing at him. Some of the guards began96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUEg6lfRkKA
shouting to pass, but the crowd pushed forward.
“Someone grab96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIWL9GQCu1v
him!” Two citizens lunged forward, but Vander jumped backwards. He grabbed a96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg1UCfcy1xb
box then threw it at someone who had broken through hitting them right in the96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPFmyM6Rl6A
face. Vander backed up towards the wall then jumped up, grabbing the top with96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjVifbqt9b7
his hand to haul himself over. Before he disappeared, he locked eyes with Alex96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbIrNG8bM8N
before disappearing.
He heard shouting96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWfHxFeEyBK
coming from behind him, but he wasted no time running back towards the gate96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFNRRW8DuV3
which would lead him into Lower Eluvia. He just had to make it there before he96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnWItq2zaTv
was caught then everything would be okay. What he didn’t realize though was96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBrhc7uUK4L
that the road he was running down intersected with the road that mob was coming96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOdPqnxFEUr
down. He heard them running towards him, which caused him to run as fast as he96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkGIgBSfGp0
could. Tragically he ended up running into another group of guards who had96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnZx2YFp4H8
heard the commotion.
“Well look who we96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhi9Hk4MKt7
have here?” One of them grinned. A metal fist came flying towards Vander’s96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrun4cVmjsi
face. It hit his jaw sending waves of pain throughout his mouth, likely96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhvvpnyBgnT
knocking a couple of teeth loose. He fell to the ground, but scrambled96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvEQdXx77aP
backwards as the guards drew their swords.
“Did you know96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYPbYyZCRId
there is a bounty on your head?” one asked with an evil glint in his eyes. “The96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCukGhdDrSh
Jilena family has offered quite the reward for your head.” Vander looked at the96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHZmiERP84m
group confused. He didn’t know why the Jilena family cared so much about the96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuMMCselDPE
king’s murder that they would go against Cuvera’s wishes. He didn’t have to96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoBoDHGuOZ5
wonder long as the guards were apparently quite chatty.
“They are blaming96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwqbd5D7mLZ
you for the death of their youngest son.” Vander’s blood ran cold. Jeffery was96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡppoJiChK3D
dead? But he had let him go, there was no reason for him to be killed.
“I had no reason96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUSPIBRbisl
to kill him.” Vander argued.
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“Rumor has it96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJmj4kp6JAY
that he tried to stop you, so you ran him through.” The guard shrugged. “Makes96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡit1Vs1LoWa
no difference to me. With the money we will finally be able to retire in96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO5HB2uCGQL
peace.” Vander scooted backwards as the guards lunged towards him with their96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4gGxd70GvC
swords readied to skewer him.
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