Chapter 56 - Fifty-Four (1/2)

Our talk is cut short by an explosion that makes the castle shake, though we were too far in for it to affect us.

”Let's go, my brother already started”

They were attacking a part of the castle; not the part where the party was being held mind you; as a distraction for us to flee, so we rush back to the first chamber we were before as I give a side look towards the Oak who stood there, looking at nothing, appearing like the tree he was.

He says nothing as we walk to the hidden exit, but as Leo's opens the secret entrance I stop, biting the inside of my cheeks as Shrum, standing on top of Leo's shoulder, looks back at Oak with a sad expression in place, hiding underneath his mushroom hat, and letting me know what I should do.

I go back with wide strong steps and stop right in front of Oak, looking deep in his hole-eyes, and say:

”You know what, I'm a very selfish hound, did you know?” I put a hand over his chest, bringing my energy towards his core and paralyzing him. ”Because I know that me walking away will be the same as leaving you to rot here for eternity, so even if in ten, five, two years you change your mind it won't matter because I will be far gone, so it's actually very simple.”

My black and red energy intertwine like snakes over the tiny long chains that embraced his core energy, breaking every fiber of it.

”I just need to free you now and, if you still want to stay here, then stay, if you don't, then don't, I just know that I, for that matter, will walk away with a clean consciousness.”

I force the energy free, needing more than one try until I finally set it loose, a bust of pulsating green energy making me give a few steps back, fl.u.s.tering some leaves and coins away.

The creature was looking at his hands, at lost, and I say, before walking away:

”About time you take your own life in your hands, don't you think? Even if is just to stay here, stay because you want to.”

At that I didn't look back again, going towards Leo who was holding the passage open for us. We moved fast back to the garden, first using my shadows, but as soon as we got to the party we mix ourselves in the crowd, not something difficult I may add since the nobles were panicking here and there, some even running in their pompous clothes, tripping over themselves.

At that Leo, as my guard, held me close to him, one hand over my shoulder as his body shielded my other side, holding his cape over to cover my figure; though the only thing I saw was him showing off our difference in height by passing his arm over my back. Prick.

The party was a mess by now; tables turned, broken glass and food on the ground, some plants tramped over as the nobles shouted in a chaos of sounds, some grabbing the guards by the clothes and demanding an explanation, other crying on the sides, and others talking nonsense together.

Typical.

We were calmly waiting on the messy queue that formed as nobles tried to flee to their carriages when I see something that makes me grip Leo's sleeve to move quicker in the crowd.

The cold tall man from before.

For a millisecond I could see surprised mixed with realization as our eyes met, a cold hungry gaze grimacing his features into that of an emotionless murder who found his next prey.

My initial shock was gone as he started to walk towards me, opening a path through the crowd.

Shit.

Me and Leo did something similar, trying to move forward faster beyond many nobles, but most were trying to do the same in panic, which leads on a claustrophobic amount of people together trying to move forward; but at least he was stuck in it as well.

We almost fell once we popped out of the main gates and out of the crowd towards a black hidden carriage, going straight in only to sigh deeply as the door was closed and we stood out of that mess.

From the front of the carriage the woman and her Templar stood, starting the horses without command and guiding us far from there.

Just then I allowed myself to relax; for some reason I thought everything would go down badly in the end, pew. We ride to the other side of town where we sell the carriages and buy four horses, two big ones with fur over their massive paws for the two armored men of the group.

Mine looked almost like a pony because of that. Double prick in a stick!

I dunno, I'm just mad ok? No need to rub on my face that I'm not that tall, I already know that ok?

Anyway~~

By the time we were ready to leave the fear and confusion of the party passed through the city and made to the people's mouth, many running toward their houses, others whispering on the corners, words like ”attack on the castle”, ”scary” and ”a Cerberus and a man” being repeated constantly.

I smirked. I trained my brother well didn't I? I mentally pat myself on the shoulder, cough cough.

I change my clothes too, simply going to a corner and letting my shadows surround me, walking out with my average outfit; and by that I meant the long-ass cape covering my desert clothes style.

As always the pants were the puffy type, but the opening was at the front this time, making a diamond-shaped whole over my knees. Second there were two layers of clothing over my shoulders, one covering my n.i.p.p.l.es as a short top, and the other falling down over my shoulders and tying over my arm until my wrist and middle finger.