The Slitherine

Chapter Eight

(Cree lab perimeter)

Cree: "What? Aren't you wandering what might happen this time?"

Cole: "It's always the same, old thing."

Cree: "Like?"

Cole: "Just..pain."

Cree: "That it?"

Cole: "As if it would be..."

(Cree lab)

(Cole is in chains, in a cell, waiting to be tested. To let you know, when the Slitherine are being put up for testing, the Cree like to let their guard down for a split second, that's usually when Cole makes his move to escape)

Cree: "Oi. Time to be drained."

Cole: (That's new..)

(The Cree grunt escorts Cole down a different hall, than the ones they went though before)

Cree: " 'Eres the other."

(Cole notices another person, also waiting to be drained. So, Cole uses telepathy to start a conversation with them)

Cole's POV

(They let me into their mind swiftly, no hesitations, as if needing to tell me something.)

Cole: (Why did you accept me so quickly?)

?: (I recognised you.)

Cole: (Then who are you?)

?: (It would be better if I kept that a secret, for now we must escape!)

Cole: (Right...)

(Cole and the stranger easily break out of the guard's hold, as they hadn't been drugged yet)

(Outside Cree lab)

Cole: "Tell me who you are...!"

?: "You would not believe me."

Cole: "You're killing me here..."

?: "Fine...I am your ancestor, Korva."

Cole: "..The swordmaster..?"

Korva: "The only ancestor of your clan, with that much experience in swordplay."

Cole: "So there's... two others, right?"

Korva: "Yes, yet not brethren of mine."

Cole: "Did you time travel ,or...?"

Korva: "No, I simply lived that long."

Cole: "I thought our lifespan was only 400 years..."

Korva: "Your parents just lived for that long. It is definitely not your full potential."