Nikto"s lips curved in a resemblance of smile.
"Never before."
"And you"ve never lived in the local outpost."
"Just for a short while."
"And you"re not the slave of the Unclean and you don"t follow their orders."
Nikto was smiling. "You"re very persistent, prince Arel. Farewell."
He pulled up the hood and walked out of the castle. Orel followed him with his eyes.
"No," he said quietly. "Not farewell."
Chapter 2
Conversation with Mark
"So, Lis was right," Orel said. "You also know Nikto."
"Yes, I do." Mark met Orel"s gaze. "If you see him once, you won"t forget, right?"
Orel looked away, got up and walked to the window. He looked through it not saying anything, with his arms crossed on his chest. Mark also kept silent, watching Orel as if calculating something in his mind. Then he said:
"I think it"ll work for you!"
Orel looked back.
"I nearly killed him!"
Mark shrugged. "So what? Me too."
"Yes? And what?"
"Nothing. We"re friends now."
Orel walked back to the table.