Shattered Boundaries Ch. 08

... But how could she bear that gentle look in his eyes if she were unable serve him properly? She would prove herself before him. She would make herself valuable, support his efforts, and demonstrate for all the world to see that she was indeed worthy of her Master. With new found confidence and determination, the young woman walked proudly beside the soldier.

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In the distance, two dark figures stood on a hill.

"Do you see them Julius?" one asked around a slowly burning cigar.

The pair would have caught anyone's attention normally. The one with the cigar was dressed in a finely tailored suit. A black tie made of rare, natural silk hinting at wealth from before The War. The figure next to him stood a full head taller, his stooped posture hiding his true height. This one was not dressed in finery, but was dressed in something akin to leather armor from ancient times. The leather was a strange coloration though. A red so dark that one would be hard put to say that it was not indeed black. Certainly, they would have caught anyone's attention normally, but they had taken great pains to be certain that no unwanted eyes would see them.

The figure in the black armor took a moment to answer, its glittering black eyes seeming to follow something in the distance. Slowly its mouth opened... all the way back to its jaw, and a low hissing sound issued forth.

Nodding his head as if he somehow understood, the man in the suit dropped his cigar and ground it into the dirt under a well polished shoe.

"Good."

He turned and spoke to a man farther down the hill.

"Order the soldiers to eliminate them. They are to leave no survivors this time, or they shall be... disciplined..."

The stooped figure's mouth opened. This time the hiss sounded almost like laughter as it licked long, pointed teeth.