Wolfram's gaze fell over the battlefield as he made his way through it, smoke burning his eyes and lungs. He just felt like sleeping, not fighting anymore.
A soft sobbing drew his attention to a small boy sitting over Shadow's body. The child couldn't have been older then six or seven, and looked almost identical to Shadow. "Hey," he said softly, approaching the boy carefully. "Hey, you can't be out here. It's too dangerous."
"You!" The boy shrieked with horror, scrambling in the bloody grass to stand. "You killed my brother!" Tears stained the small, pale face, an accusing finger pointing at Wolfram.
Wolfram held his hands up, shaking his head. "I'm not going to hurt you. I promise. What happened...what happened to your brother was an accident... A huge accident that I regret. Come with me, alright? I'll bring you somewhere safe."
The boy eyed him, his hand lowering. "You aren't going to hurt me?"
"No." Wolfram answered. "What's your name?"
"Alec," the boy answered warily.
"I'm Wolfram. Come with me," Wolfram straightened, beckoning the boy.
"I know who you are," the boy mumbled as he came to Wolfram's side. The way he talked made him sound much older then he actually was. "Everyone in the Pure know's who Silver Nollen's son is."
Wolfram narrowed his eyes, leading the boy over to the cars. He saw Lily, hiding behind his car, gun clutched to her chest. "Lily," he whispered, apparently scaring her as she jumped, looking at him. "Can you watch him?"
Lily glanced at Alec, and gave a nod. "Sure," she murmured, beckoning to the boy to sit down beside her, so he did.
"Thank you," Wolfram nodded, and left. Suddenly, arms hooked underneath his, dragging him to the ground. He let out a sharp yelp, looking up.
"First you kill our leader, and then you take our young?" A rasping voice sounded in his ear, the face undetectable beneath the mask. "Get ready to die for what you've done, inferior."
Wolfram froze, cold metal pressing against his skull. "Apologizes for doing what is right," he sneered, glaring at the masked face. He struggled against the assaulting grip to no avail; the grasp was far too strong. He heard a sharp click, and his eyes snapped shut. And this is how I end. Just make it quick...
A soft sobbing drew his attention to a small boy sitting over Shadow's body. The child couldn't have been older then six or seven, and looked almost identical to Shadow. "Hey," he said softly, approaching the boy carefully. "Hey, you can't be out here. It's too dangerous."
"You!" The boy shrieked with horror, scrambling in the bloody grass to stand. "You killed my brother!" Tears stained the small, pale face, an accusing finger pointing at Wolfram.
Wolfram held his hands up, shaking his head. "I'm not going to hurt you. I promise. What happened...what happened to your brother was an accident... A huge accident that I regret. Come with me, alright? I'll bring you somewhere safe."
The boy eyed him, his hand lowering. "You aren't going to hurt me?"
"No." Wolfram answered. "What's your name?"
"Alec," the boy answered warily.
"I'm Wolfram. Come with me," Wolfram straightened, beckoning the boy.
"I know who you are," the boy mumbled as he came to Wolfram's side. The way he talked made him sound much older then he actually was. "Everyone in the Pure know's who Silver Nollen's son is."
Wolfram narrowed his eyes, leading the boy over to the cars. He saw Lily, hiding behind his car, gun clutched to her chest. "Lily," he whispered, apparently scaring her as she jumped, looking at him. "Can you watch him?"
Lily glanced at Alec, and gave a nod. "Sure," she murmured, beckoning to the boy to sit down beside her, so he did.
"Thank you," Wolfram nodded, and left. Suddenly, arms hooked underneath his, dragging him to the ground. He let out a sharp yelp, looking up.
"First you kill our leader, and then you take our young?" A rasping voice sounded in his ear, the face undetectable beneath the mask. "Get ready to die for what you've done, inferior."
Wolfram froze, cold metal pressing against his skull. "Apologizes for doing what is right," he sneered, glaring at the masked face. He struggled against the assaulting grip to no avail; the grasp was far too strong. He heard a sharp click, and his eyes snapped shut. And this is how I end. Just make it quick...
