Chapter 41: Rewind

(Earlier before Nemiah got caught.)

Amaris sprinted from tree to tree and observed the village people in turmoil as the dark shadows and witches were capturing their victims. These witches were mainly catching young females to make them slaves. Amaris knows that they don't have interest in taking children but they're cruel and just slaughter anyone for fun.

From a distance, he saw Caius and Kuu hiding beneath an abandoned house. They were sneaking through the cracks on the bricks to check what the witches were doing.

"Look at that arrogant prince. Poor thing. Now that his right hand is dead, he's just hiding like a scary cat." Amaris shook his head and made a pitiful facade.

He jumped off right behind them, catching them off guard. He laughed as soon as he witnessed Caius' terrified face. "Surprise," he snickered.

"Big brother!" Kuu ran out to Amaris and gave him a hug. Amaris messed up his hair and pulled him away.

"I told you not to go outside the cave and trade these eggs for m