initially, he knew for sure now.
Jason nodded with a tight smile upon his face. “Yes, I know who you really are. The only people in this city that know, to my knowledge, are Nicolas and I.”
“Alexander knows too,” Katie said with a sigh. “I don’t know how anyone but Nicolas figured it out. He only knows because I told him, after all.”
“Secrets get out. It’s what they do,” Jason said with a grim expression. “I suggest that you get out of Caldreth before it’s too late. He will find out where you are if you stay, but I’m sure you know that.”
“I suppose two and a half years was all I could ask for,” Katie said as she nodded in agreement with the man that she had hated until recently. “I have some business that I need to take care of. After it’s done with, I’ll leave Caldreth.”
“I wish you luck,” Jason said as he stepped to the side. “But we have spoken long enough. I don’t want anyone to get too suspicious of my absence, after all.”
With that, Jason left Katie to think about everything.
* * * * *
Caleb was not entirely sure where he was, though he knew that he really needed to turn around and try to find his way back to the city gates. He had been wandering through the streets for about an hour, and he had not had any luck so far.
Dad said someone would find me, so where are they? He glanced around at the empty street. I have a better question. Where am I? I should’ve tried to remember what path I took.
Turning around, Caleb saw something that he had never seen before in his life.
A small solid black animal with a long tail, slit-like green eyes, and whiskers protruding from its face stood before him. Its eyes were focused upon him, its expression almost curious.
Hector told me about that creature before, Caleb remembered, thinking back. I believe he said that it was called a cat.
Almost as if on cue, the cat turned and began to run away from him, turning down an alleyway about twenty years away from him.
Mesmerized by the cat’s sudden appearance and departure, Caleb took off running after it, sliding to a stop as he reached the alleyway.
A sense of confusion struck him as he peered into the alleyway. It was completely empty. Curiosity got the better of him as he began to walk down the alley, his eyes glancing around in the hopes of finding the cat.
He was about fifteen feet into the alleyway when it happened. Pain shot through him, beginning from the back of his head. Caleb dropped to his knees before he fell to the ground face first.
* * * * *
Hours passed, and Katie was sitting at one of the tables in the Black Raven Inn with a cup of water resting before her.
A flick from her right hand sent the water within the cup rippling with a soft thud. She repeated the motion a few times, her eyes focused on her rippling reflection in the cup.
“What’s wrong?”
Her eyes went up from the water to the bar where Nicolas was standing. Concern was clear in his eyes as he stared at her.
“Caleb should have been here by now,” she said as she flicked the cup again. “I’ve only known him for a short time, but I know him well enough to know that he would not just get lost and stay lost. If he managed to get lost, he’d no doubt find his way and be just a little late.”
“You suspect foul play?” Nicolas asked as he walked around the bar and strode towards her table. “I thought you paid off Alexander so he’d be safe.”
“I did,” Katie said, fear creeping into her words. “Alexander would make sure that none of his people touched Caleb. He doesn’t want to make me mad.”
“What do you think happened to him then?” Alexander asked as he took a seat across from her. “I will do my best to try to find him, but I need to know what you think happened.”
It was only when she spoke that Nicolas could see the depth of her fear.
“I don’t
Jason nodded with a tight smile upon his face. “Yes, I know who you really are. The only people in this city that know, to my knowledge, are Nicolas and I.”
“Alexander knows too,” Katie said with a sigh. “I don’t know how anyone but Nicolas figured it out. He only knows because I told him, after all.”
“Secrets get out. It’s what they do,” Jason said with a grim expression. “I suggest that you get out of Caldreth before it’s too late. He will find out where you are if you stay, but I’m sure you know that.”
“I suppose two and a half years was all I could ask for,” Katie said as she nodded in agreement with the man that she had hated until recently. “I have some business that I need to take care of. After it’s done with, I’ll leave Caldreth.”
“I wish you luck,” Jason said as he stepped to the side. “But we have spoken long enough. I don’t want anyone to get too suspicious of my absence, after all.”
With that, Jason left Katie to think about everything.
* * * * *
Caleb was not entirely sure where he was, though he knew that he really needed to turn around and try to find his way back to the city gates. He had been wandering through the streets for about an hour, and he had not had any luck so far.
Dad said someone would find me, so where are they? He glanced around at the empty street. I have a better question. Where am I? I should’ve tried to remember what path I took.
Turning around, Caleb saw something that he had never seen before in his life.
A small solid black animal with a long tail, slit-like green eyes, and whiskers protruding from its face stood before him. Its eyes were focused upon him, its expression almost curious.
Hector told me about that creature before, Caleb remembered, thinking back. I believe he said that it was called a cat.
Almost as if on cue, the cat turned and began to run away from him, turning down an alleyway about twenty years away from him.
Mesmerized by the cat’s sudden appearance and departure, Caleb took off running after it, sliding to a stop as he reached the alleyway.
A sense of confusion struck him as he peered into the alleyway. It was completely empty. Curiosity got the better of him as he began to walk down the alley, his eyes glancing around in the hopes of finding the cat.
He was about fifteen feet into the alleyway when it happened. Pain shot through him, beginning from the back of his head. Caleb dropped to his knees before he fell to the ground face first.
* * * * *
Hours passed, and Katie was sitting at one of the tables in the Black Raven Inn with a cup of water resting before her.
A flick from her right hand sent the water within the cup rippling with a soft thud. She repeated the motion a few times, her eyes focused on her rippling reflection in the cup.
“What’s wrong?”
Her eyes went up from the water to the bar where Nicolas was standing. Concern was clear in his eyes as he stared at her.
“Caleb should have been here by now,” she said as she flicked the cup again. “I’ve only known him for a short time, but I know him well enough to know that he would not just get lost and stay lost. If he managed to get lost, he’d no doubt find his way and be just a little late.”
“You suspect foul play?” Nicolas asked as he walked around the bar and strode towards her table. “I thought you paid off Alexander so he’d be safe.”
“I did,” Katie said, fear creeping into her words. “Alexander would make sure that none of his people touched Caleb. He doesn’t want to make me mad.”
“What do you think happened to him then?” Alexander asked as he took a seat across from her. “I will do my best to try to find him, but I need to know what you think happened.”
It was only when she spoke that Nicolas could see the depth of her fear.
“I don’t
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