ONCE A CHILD SOLDIER OF THE FEMALE DOMINION, SACET LEFT THAT LIFE BEHIND LONG AGO...
Now free from the brainwashing, Sacet would rather stay on the move with her adopted brother, Eno, doing her best to forget her past.
When super-powered soldiers wi...
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That night
That night I tried adjusting my sleeping position, but it was no use, these rocks were too uncomfortable. Eno was already fast asleep beside me, and thankfully he was warm enough.
In addition to the sound of running water from the nearby river, I also had Tau's crying to contend with. I gripped my knife, stood, and wrapped the blanket tight around Eno.
Tau sat against a pillar of rock, tied up around it. Other than the robes we had found for her, she didn't have anything else to keep her warm. She had been sobbing quietly, perhaps trying not to wake us.
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When she noticed me walking over she stopped and focused on the dark waters. Her newfound silence was betrayed by moonlit tears.
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I stopped in front of her and concealed the knife in my robes. 'I'm trying to sleep. What's the matter now?' I whispered, careful not to wake Eno.
She kept staring out at the water. 'Nothing,' she whispered back.
I started back towards my uncomfortable bed.
'Wait,' she said, now looking into my eyes. 'The real reason I jumped was...'
I shrugged. 'What?'
'I jumped because... I had something to prove. To myself, and to my friends. The others weren't going to...'
