A Gamblers Luck | Jesper Fahey

Witch Hunter

Eliana kept their boat at a steady pace through the Ketterdam waters. She tried to keep her hand movements low as she controlled the currents; the last thing she needed was to be abducted by a slaver ship. Although, she doubted that slavers would try to capture her in Kaz Brekkers presence, there was always a chance. She looked at the unconscious Druskelle. He looked about 18, with the Fjerdan blonde hair and blue eyes. Unconscious, he looked like a normal boy, but Eliana knew what his kind were capable of. She'd seen it first hand. It was Druskelle that took her family from her, so why did she feel guilty? Every time she pulled off one of Brekker's jobs, every time she took a life, every time she woke up; she reminded herself she should be the one dead. She should have faced the Druskelle instead of hiding in a wooden crate. She was a coward. And now every day she lived served as a reminder of that. Her thoughts were interrupted by a voice from the back of the boat.

"When we get to the Crow club, Jesper and Nina will go through the back entrance with Matthias," said Kaz. He then looked at Eliana and said, "You, Inej, and I, will go in through the front and meet them in one of the back rooms." And then looking at Jesper he said, "Straight to the back rooms, if I see you at one of the tables I'll make you clean the piss pots for a week."

Jesper shot Kaz a glare and mumbled an okay. 

Eliana, Kaz, and Inej walked through the streets of Ketterdam to the Crow club. Nina, Jesper, and Matthias went through a back alleyway to attract the least amount of attention possible. Inej looking at Kaz said, "Are you sure this is a good idea?"

"What?" He replied.

"The Fjerdan. We have two Grisha in our group and he hunts them."

"I'm confident they could kill him in two seconds should he look at them wrong," he said with barest ghost of a smile on his lips. Eliana wondered if Kaz ever smiled as a boy. And as they walked into the Crow club she wondered if he'd ever been one.