550 – Eustema

“Have you delivered all the letters in the bag?” Baji asked.

“Yes. But you didn’t check.” Darrion said.

“I value truth. Why should I check the bag when I can ask you?” Baji replied.

Darrion bit back a smile.

“Gilbert will check it for me as per his task to report the office log to me. So I’ll know the truth sooner or later anyway.” Baji said.

Darrion’s smile fell into a flatline, that small bud of happiness in Darrion’s little heart was just destroyed. He thought Baji had trusted him to that extent, but probably not yet. Or, probably, the older man was just messing around with him.

Baji stopped the two of them before they crossed the street. He looked at the blonde up and down before doing something with his hair. Then Darrion felt a slight chance in the wind and something stung his cheek. He reached up to feel it and felt his fingertip wet, when he looked, it was blood.

“Did you just Windcut my cheek?” Darrion asked with a frown.

“Yes.” The man didn’t even deny it.

Darrion’s frown d