Riley's luck has turn again.
When he got caught, he thought his life was over. In a world where magic and money reigned, what choice could a he have? He had to accept the contract and set on this forsaken quest, with an insufferable man servant.
A...
About an hour before sunrise, it started raining again. For once, I blessed it.
Maybe the beautiful boy sleeping a few steps away from me would wake up on his own and I wouldn't have to get near him.
I had a lot of time to think as the night came to pass. I thought of the events of the previous night, of the fear I created. That always what happened. I wanted to do the right thing in my own way, yet nobody could ever see it as good. I was a vile, cruel creature, and I should really start acting like it.
It wasn't in my nature though. Giving in to the shadows. I couldn't.
I was aware of how it looked, and I was determined to change that. I had thought of a way to explain everything to Perc..-evin, even though I knew he probably wouldn't care. He was better off believing everything his master had said about me, how the world warned everybody about the dangers of my kind.
Yet, the change in his eyes wasn't something I wanted to get used to.
I was stirring the small fire I had tended throughout the early hours of the day to heat a bit of food and try to fend off the humidity. Under the shelter of the trees, I was able to keep it running, when I heard a groan of annoyance coming from my side. I didn't turn his way as he moved under his blanket, scratched his face and stretched a bit and, I knew soon, would notice me.
- When I was a boy, I started without waiting, my father used to say to me that everything in life was balanced. If the light was to grow, so would the shadows. For every bit of good, there was a bit of bad. The world is seen through blacks and whites, but neither can exist without the other nor is one completely separated from the other. I grew up thinking that, and I still believe it to be true.
I didn't pay attention to his movements, but I knew he had sat up and I sighed. I stirred again, adding the last ingredient to this... cheap excuse of a stew from last night's leftover and a bit of rations.
- There are a lot of things in this world that I would be glad if they didn't exist. But I am also aware that without those fucked up things, people would be less inclined to appreciate their lucks, the fruit of their labor, or even the generosity of a neighbor. If there wasn't sadness, happiness would be trivial. Insignificant. And I saw enough smiles in my life to know the bads are worth it, as much as the goods.
I took out a plate from my bag and poured out a portion of the heated food for him.
- I know I'm not a good person, I never claimed I was. But I don't think I'm a bad person either, despite of... what I am. And even with the whole world is against me, I wouldn't give in. That's all I had to say.
My words seemed to calm him down. Without looking at him, I stretched out my arm to hand him the plate. I didn't expect him to answer anything. I just wanted him to think. If this...mission was to keep its course, I couldn't deal with the never-ending fear emanating from him.
He took the plate.
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