The Heirs

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The village is one of the few independent communities in Salem. It's more of a stop by for travelers and they don't really care much if they take in wanted people. As long as they get paid, they can keep a secret.

"But we don't have any money. We left most of our accessories in the minefield. We left the bags. And now we're poor and cold!" Monina rambles frustratingly as she keeps pacing back and forth.

"I'll take care of it." Rasmus says as he hands the map back to Wan.

"Are you gonna pierce a bullet to his head to force him to make us stay?" Wan's snarky comment made the younger frown. Although he sounded playful, but sarcastic. It offended Rasmus and he never thought he would be able to feel that away.

That statement made everyone quiet and look at him. Waiting for his response.

"I will negotiate with them. Because it seems pretty clear to me that I'm the only one who speaks my mother tongue here." He said back in the same tone and looked at the others. It hurted him how they all looked away and it made him feel so alienated.

It felt like back to zero. Like the first day of school where everybody looked at him as if he is a vermin. It gave him goosebumps and Rasmus felt a big lump in his throat. But nothing hurts more than to see his own girlfriend avoiding him.

Rasmus forced himself to stay rational. He didn't wanna lash out just because of a comment so he decided to walk away first. The others just followed him and it became more quiet.

An hour later they reached the village. There were a few people but nobody bothered to even spare them a glance. Everyone looked like travelers who made their stop because of the cold winter.

Rasmus brought them to the biggest hut which is probably the inn. It was warm inside and all the other guests were having beer or hot coffee.

"Go there." Rasmus points at the corner of the hut where there is enough space for his friends.

"And you?" Ross asks.

Rasmus only looked at him blankly before walking to the bar. Ross decided to follow him while the rest went to the corner he pointed.

"Haluaisin kuljetuksen maan ulkopuolelle. Minulle ja ystävilleni. Ystäväni sanoi, että voisit auttaa." Ross looked at the younger surprised when he suddenly spoke Finnish.

He looked at the man on the other side of the bar and noticed him grin. Focusing his full attention to them. Ross realized he must've looked like a lost puppy so he immediately composed himself.

"Ja kuinka paljon voin saada prinssin ja hänen pentujensa kuljettamisesta hänen kanssaan?" The man asks. His accent sounded Russian and the way he talks back to Rasmus seems as if he's bargaining like he has the upper hand.

"Ihmiset kanssani ovat voimakkaita ihmisiä. Nimeä hintasi ja annamme sen, kun olemme turvallisesti kuljetettu." Ross observed as the two conversed more, he noticed the man looking at their friends and seemed to be thinking.

He understands not a single thing but when Rasmus suddenly wrote something Finnish on the paper that the man gave him, even signing on it with his blood. He knew that there was an agreement. The man yelled something to one of the women that was serving the guests there and she immediately went to prepare hot cocoa.

Rasmus and Ross walked back to the others.

"We'll leave in a few hours. They'll take us back to Salem Port where there will be an export to a private port to Paris. There will be an inspection but he promised to get us a pass." Rasmus explained to them and it helped everyone to ease up a bit from their worries.

"And the pay? How much did he require?" Cullen asked.

"I took care of it." He said and moved to the side when the waitress came with trays of hot cocoa. She placed it on their tables and then moved back to bow at the prince before going back to serve others.

"We're all going out of this place. Let us pitch in. You don't even have any money." Wan said to him and grabbed one of the mugs to warm his palms.

Rasmus scoffs and looks down at him. 

"I have no money with me. But just so you know. My identity is worth a lot more than you will ever be." He said with an irritated tone as he glare at Wan and then he walked out of the hut. 

"Do you really have to say that?" Cayden says to him as he stood up and followed the prince.

After the two left…

"Aren't we being too harsh on him? He just did it so none of us would get hurt." Steel said and stared at the exit door where he last saw the two.

"We're harsh on him? We came all the way here to rescue him." Jamie scoffs in disbelief.

"He killed those men like they're just video game characters. Is it even true that he was scared when Yuri died?" 

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