Kaleenon's Witness

Sighting a boat almost at the shore, Hayso tapped Aal

direction—her eyes flickering between the

is? What we don’t want is peo

ow if we don’t

from whatever doubt left, they approached the boat feigning confidenc

h is it?” Aaliyah gestured wit

e been closer if you had

their pros and cons and they already knew that if they cho

he turned to see the bush swaying with the breeze that condoned ar

nd they woul

egan forming on her forehead and she swallowed every two minutes while watching her surroundings. The men were

med. She gave Hayso a deadp

eatures. She could feel that something wa

that you want. Can you take us acr

y? Why the

th them. They could s

ke as those words left her

son who in turn nodded that

t into the water, slowly paddling. They had bar

ng the edge. Berthram, c

e water slowly edging t

ry, it wil

ess and the clear water around him was turning red. They were all taken aback and their countenance filled with shock

the girls were quick to separate on time, he struck the dagger into the boat. Picking it up again

do it, plea

ia

“We have no idea

top of his voice while struggl

e, it had taunted her dreams the night before. Gently turning back, she froze sideways. There

pointed which Hayso knew w

ifferent day, Hayso would have tried to protest why she

a trance. Aaliyah was right behind her following the same pattern. Fear was their mos

good night res

ting it in a battle cry. He brought it down, almost strikin

n's hand twisted. He cried as the back of his ha

Siphon signale

body fell to the ground— a similar fate with his son

e a good night rest?” His

did

tered up to them, still maintaining eye contact with Hayso, his cloak flowing with the wind that blew. His hair flying aro

phon chuckled and in a blink of an eye, s

lity. She shot up instantly adjusting herself. Hayso groaned, her eyes had seen death and h

ners in the room and her eyes sluggishly a

h the spaces to make sense of where she was and if she w

hem, a vampire. She drew back, spells of what she could conjure up rushed through her mind, all jumbled up, she couldn’t make sense of what to do. When her fear settled, she tr

Hayso couldn’t see who the other person was. He fixed his gaze back on her before diving into his pocket rum

widened at th

own laughter while Hayso remained unf

stones, sand and crisp sticks she could make out with her hazy vision. Her hands, legs and neck were all bounded and any slight shift she

” She m

feigned

r, pl

water when w

e it was they were going to and if it would be the last she w

d put yourself in. It’s my way of showing kindness, having you self reflect. I believe you have already figured out that I'm one of them and with that you should kn

that I'm not get

got the

if I

r. “You won't, I woul

ns I'm getti

push yo

e moments, the vampire had caught her and when she had straightened up, he will tug at her neck chains remindi

is you

her question. “Why d

have seen your kindness firsthand.” She mocked

t isn

s your name that I may

night and I

a field in front of the hall. A glance towards the hall brought back memories for her, the ceremony and her choosing. She had felt dread just yesterda

but this time she felt terror, her palms got sweaty and so did some areas ar

the town bell went off that minute, it was the seventh hour. A look of sympathy crossed his face, she knew what the look mea

king half dead, she had been bruised all over and a swollen black eye testified it all. Hayso could te

liy

while but she felt it peering into her

ed all over his face and like a tiny light blinking in the darkness, a sm

ve to