Guardians (2015)
“THEN HE made his way down the staircase to the main floor of the mall.
The little thief had taken extra precautions. He had been caught by the assassin with the white streak in his hair not once, but twice. Why the older boy hadn’t killed him was something Silas would never understand. Still, he had learned from his close encounters. And now that Esther had enlisted his help, he felt an even greater need to prove himself.
Like the others, Silas had heard rumors about the changes downstairs. He ...knew enough to wear a black hooded robe fashioned from several bedsheets, as well as to confine his spying to the lower two floors, where only boys were allowed.
Yet nothing could have prepared him for what he saw when he emerged.
The market that had been a bustling center of commerce was now completely different. Gone were the mobs of people and the endless rows of tables heaped with clothing, housewares, luxury items, shoes. Now, a dozen or so male customers stood on a silent and orderly line.MoreLess
The little thief had taken extra precautions. He had been caught by the assassin with the white streak in his hair not once, but twice. Why the older boy hadn’t killed him was something Silas would never understand. Still, he had learned from his close encounters. And now that Esther had enlisted his help, he felt an even greater need to prove himself.
Like the others, Silas had heard rumors about the changes downstairs. He ...knew enough to wear a black hooded robe fashioned from several bedsheets, as well as to confine his spying to the lower two floors, where only boys were allowed.
Yet nothing could have prepared him for what he saw when he emerged.
The market that had been a bustling center of commerce was now completely different. Gone were the mobs of people and the endless rows of tables heaped with clothing, housewares, luxury items, shoes. Now, a dozen or so male customers stood on a silent and orderly line.MoreLess
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