Chapter 390 - Are they all like this? (1/2)

Outside of the training hall, both Jack and Katy's group were waiting patiently. Both groups had passed each other several times while going up and down the stalls but never spoke to each other once. However, the merchants behind the stalls were starting to get annoyed. As it seemed, both Jack's and Katy's group were there for no good reason.

They had been there for a while now, yet not one of them had bought a single item. They walked up and down one time, this time passing each other. Once again, as Jack walked past Katy, his eyes were glued to the strange scarf around her neck.

”I'm sure I've seen it before, and what she and the group are doing here. They stayed here for far too long and bought nothing. It's really suspicious.”

”But we haven't bought anything either…?” said Claire, ”Doesn't that make us suspicious as well.”

”But we know why we're here. What reason do they have for being here, and I can't get that scarf out of my head.” Although Jack still couldn't remember, he was sure he had seen it before and convinced they were here for bad reasons he had enough. There were so many enemies that they had made in the past. The Black guild. The Shadow plague and the Black rings. All of these groups used black as their color.

'She has to be part of one of these.'

Leaving these kids not too far away from himself by one of the stalls, he finally decided to walk over to the girl wearing the strange scarf.

All Katy could see was a huge shadow suddenly go over her. ”Can I help you?” She asked. Not afraid. She had been tortured and hurt her whole life, and a beating from the man in front of her wasn't going to change a thing.

”Who are you? Are you with the Dark guild?” Jack asked as he reached for the scarf.

At that moment, Katy lent back, trying to avoid it, but Jack was simply too fast. The tip of his fingers had managed to grab the scarf, and now the marking around her neck was revealed.

She quickly, not wanting to cause attention and trouble for all those around her, covered it up with her hand.

”What are you doing, you big ape!” She shouted. ”Are you trying to undress me in public?” This was the only thing she could do. To try to embarrass the man to the point where he would leave her alone.

”You,..that marking. You're with the Red Wings?” Jack said. For the brief second her Neck was visible, he had caught the marking. A marking he would never forget.

”Who are you?” She asked.

*Bang*

At that moment, a large explosion was heard coming from the auction house, and smoke could be seen coming from the roof off one of the buildings.

”Boss!”

”His Majesty!”

They both shouted at the same time.

Quickly, both of them ran towards the auction house. They didn't need it chek, only one person was crazy enough and strong enough to cause a commotion like that.

”Come on, let's go!” Jack shouted.

”Everyone follow me!” Katy ordered as well.

If a commotion was happening, then there was no running away from this one, soon more knights would be heading this way, and the kids were a lot safer next to Jack than away. He also knew if he told them to go into hiding, they wouldn't listen.

The two teens, the middle-aged women, and the two kids ran up ahead.

As Jack turned his head slightly, he also saw Katy and the nine others in armor behind her.