I nodded and took the bowl from his hand. The man turned Zephyr over to a shelf beside the fireplace and brought out a box with various medical instruments.He looked at me with a frown spread across his face. ‘’Don’t give me that look. I live in the forest, so I have to be prepared in case I get at

‘’I warned you not to run, little boy,’’ The tattooed masked man yelled as he reached the boy. With one swing of his sword, he slashed the boy across the chest, again and again, until the boy’s shirt was torn and covered in his blood. The masked man didn’t stop his deadly torture of the little boy a

~SAPPHIRE~“Do you need my help?” I watched as Zephyr struggled with his spoon. Although his wounds were healing and the traces of poison had been removed, he still found it hard to move his hand. Ato had informed us that it was a side effect of the poison. Zephyr could have asked for my help, but h

I heaved a deep sigh as I dropped the plates into the sink. I quickly washed and rinsed them while waiting for him to leave the bathroom. When he finally came out, he was dressed in a black cloak, serving as the perfect disguise for him.“I am done. You should go change, too.”“Yes,” I responded, pi

~ZEPHYR~My eyes fluttered open, and I noticed the sun rising. I had fallen asleep staring at the stars with Sapphire. I didn’t care about any of that in the past, but we had both gazed at the sky until she fell asleep.What is this feeling?‘’It is called love!’’ Wahya shouted excitedly.I hadn’t h