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The mob around me raises their weapons, preparing to strike. From the way they’re trembling, I can tell that they weren’t prepared for any kind of altercation.
They just wanted to scare a girl into a jail cell.
As I thought, the equu roam into my field of vision, their riders trying not to announce themselves. But the crowd is already riled up, and as a misguided old man raises his weapon to try to attack one of them, driving his spear harmlessly into the rider’s armor, my heart shatters.
I know what’s about to happen.
The rider scowls at the man, driving his sword cleanly into the man’s shoulder, and the crowd looks on in horror as he falls to the ground.
His name was Wynn, and I barely knew him. We had a small conversation on the way to the factory once.
And I just look at this crowd, who I have incited with my actions, wondering how many more of them might meet the same fate. How many more of them that my selfish actions might kill.
“Stand down!”
The head of the guard marches forward, his equu prancing toward us.
25
THALI
I’ve been watching Brielle since she left me in the woods, unbeknownst to the humans who have captured her. I watched the whole thing happen and listened to her and her friend arguing. It’s taken everything in me not to go down there and slaughter every single one of them. It’s what they deserve for touching my girl.
I hear Brielle talking to her friend again. I’ve seen her around with the brown-haired girl, and I think they may even live in the same dorm.
“You brought a mob to me, Ri. Then you had them lock me up. I don’t think there’s any apologizing for this.”
My girl looks so heartbroken, it hurts to watch. I just want to hold her in my arms and comfort her. Later. I’ll get to hold her later.
Out of nowhere, some of Kaisax’s men show up on their equu, and the energy of the mob instantly shifts. Why the fuck are they here? My girl does not concern them.
They ride up to the humans, and one of the humans, an elderly man, stabs one of the dark elves in the arm. Man, these humans are dumb. Do they really think they can take on dark elves?
I jump down as soon as the elf kills the old man. These are my kills, and I won’t allow them to take any. Kaisax’s men need to get the fuck out of here.
As soon as my feet hit the ground, Brielle’s head whips toward me. A million emotions cross her face at once, ranging from relief to pure terror. She knows exactly what’s about to happen. I make a beeline for her, and the humans instantly scatter and start running every which way.
I stop where I’m standing and adjust my bow and arrow. Within seconds, I’ve hit every human in Brielle’s vicinity in the throat, and every last one of them hits the ground, spurting blood everywhere.
I sling my bow back to its spot on my back and unsheathe my long sword. I want to feel these kills as they happen, in a way that my arrows can’t give me.
Instantly, I stab the human nearest me, going for another, and another. I’m slaughtering my way to Brielle, who is standing there amongst the chaos, mouth hanging open and eyes widened in horror.
Before I can reach her, I’m spun around to face Kaisax, who looks incredibly angry. I push him away from me, instantly feeling protective over Brielle. And furious that he interrupted me.
“What are you doing here?” I growl.
“What amIdoing here? This is my territory. These are my humans. What areyoudoing here? Why are you always in my fucking business now? You shouldn’t be anywhere near here.”
I ignore him, needing to know how he knew to come here.
“Why are you here, and why did you send your men?”
“Not that it’s any of your business,little brother, but I was informed by one of my guards that the humans had formed a large mob against one of their own. Seeing as they are owned by me, I sent my men here to stop it before they do too much damage and I’m left with no one to run my factories.”
“Ah.”
“So what are you doing here? Why are you refusing to back off of what’s mine? This doesn’t affect you.”
