Chapter 10

THE FALLING leaves lasted for a couple of seconds. Yric couldn’t help to raise his head. Most of the dried leaves flew just right on his face. He even caught one in his hand and stared at it for a moment. But the leaf didn’t stay longer on his palm. The wind blew again, carrying the leaf before it finally fell on the ground covered in dried leaves. He only turned his head to the man when Xurden started talking to him.

“Did you forget what you’ve said to me?” Xurden asked him with no emotion in his voice. “You don’t want me around. Then why are you here?”

Sebastian tried to open his mouth. But Xurden shot him an angry look, making the assistant stop before he could say anything. Xurden glanced back at Yric and waited for Yric to speak.

Yric took a deep breath to calm himself. His heart was beating fast because of fear. He hesitated for a while. He had guessed Xurden’s answer to the favor he was going to ask.

“I need your help,” Yric finally said, gathering the courage left in him. “My