13 Parting, Promise, and The Path (1/2)
The first thing Lineir did was sprint home. The bone scythes on his arm terrified him to no end. They were inside of him, but he didn't control them! They just popped out without him meaning to draw them. The expressions on the guard's faces. Utter shock and disbelief as they were killed! Lineir couldn't get them out of his head. He ran and ran with only the desire to reach somewhere safe from accusing eyes.
”Disciple! Your path is too linear, you need to take a few side routes at least! If you head directly to your house, it will be too easy to trace your steps! What happened was not your fault, and I would have put those men down anyway! Calm down or those blades in your arm will keep coming out and give the game away!” Mei frantically urged Lineir to at least have some forethought. For once, Lineir listened, and he quickly ducked down several side alleys, taking an indirect route to his house. Once there, he realized he had long since lost his key after the events of the last couple days. He grew more and more panicked as nobody answered the door despite his furious knocking.
”Where is she! I need to know if she's okay!”
”Kid, this sister of yours, she probably has a job right? It's still early in the evening, she's probably working.” Lineir realized he had been unreasonable and thought it over.
”You're right, she's probably at the bar, even with me missing she has to keep working or else she wouldn't be able to eat! Let's go!” Lineir finally calmed down a little, and the bone scythes on his arms which had been oscillating in and out of his elbows slowly slid back under his skin with an uncomfortable smoothness.
”Kid, you need to change first, I'm sure there's another way into your house, it's hardly the height of security. Look at yourself, if you brought yourself to a bar right now you'd be letting the whole city know you're the killer!”
The word killer echoed throughout Lineir's mind over and over. He quickly and without complaint went around the back and climbed up the side of the apartment. Entering his compartment through the broken window, he changed and headed back out, looking haggard and smelling of unknown substances, but at least visually less suspicious.
A quick jog and he arrived at his sister's inn, the Green Goose Nest. Walking in, he immediately saw his sister busily serving drinks at the bar. When she turned and saw him, her pinched brows straightened and curled into a huge smile,
”Little Brother, you're okay! Manager, my brother who has been missing finally turned up, can I take a moment? The manager, a heavy-browed woman eyed Lineir and nodded.
”Make it quick, drinks don't serve themselves!” With that she headed with Lineir around the back.
”Little brother, where have you been this whole time? Why do you smell like filth, good god, is that blood? Are you hurt?!!!” ignoring the fact that Lineir smelled atrocious she immediately began patting him all over looking for the source of the blood.
”Sister, just listen for a second okay? I'm not hurt, I just need to say some things.” His sister's worried expression only grew deeper, ”What happened?”
”Look, I've been outside the city, and some things happened. I can't tell you much, but look, we've only had each other ever since he left. I can't say much, but I need to leave, and I don't think I will be able to come back for a very long time.” With that, Yiu's face grew pale,