Blood Brothers
““Ssshhh don’t be. It’s all right. It will be all right. He has to do this so he can be stronger so no more soldiers can hurt him.”
“But—”
Liu silenced Kiyoshi with a press of fingers against his lips, then took hold of his hand and pulled him deeper into the shadows of the storehouse on the outskirts of the village.
Kuro leaned against the wooden structure, his arms folded across his chest. The loose ends of his black yukata swirled around his ankles, kicked up by the shifting winds blowing ove...r the village since late that afternoon. Most of the people dwelling here had been lured out of their homes to enjoy the break in the heat, a few children allowed up past their bedtimes ran through the dark streets with paper lamps like this was cause for celebration or perhaps there was a festival in town.
“Like fish in a pond.” Kuro smiled. “How do you choose?”
Liu felt Kiyoshi’s hand grow cold in his. “These are our friends,” his younger brother whispered. “Are you sure?”MoreLess
“But—”
Liu silenced Kiyoshi with a press of fingers against his lips, then took hold of his hand and pulled him deeper into the shadows of the storehouse on the outskirts of the village.
Kuro leaned against the wooden structure, his arms folded across his chest. The loose ends of his black yukata swirled around his ankles, kicked up by the shifting winds blowing ove...r the village since late that afternoon. Most of the people dwelling here had been lured out of their homes to enjoy the break in the heat, a few children allowed up past their bedtimes ran through the dark streets with paper lamps like this was cause for celebration or perhaps there was a festival in town.
“Like fish in a pond.” Kuro smiled. “How do you choose?”
Liu felt Kiyoshi’s hand grow cold in his. “These are our friends,” his younger brother whispered. “Are you sure?”MoreLess
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