Return of the Assassin (All the King's Men)
“He was free. Finally, blessedly free.
After killing his keepers and coming back to his body to vomit all over himself—which he always did after expending his energy to kill—Cynthia had cleaned him up as she always did. Then he had fallen into a heavy sleep for several hours, totally drained. When he awoke, his things were already packed, and she told them they were leaving. At first, he didn't understand. Freedom had become such a foreign concept that the knowledge didn't fully register tha...t he no longer needed to stay imprisoned. That basement enclosure had been his home for so long that the idea he could leave and make a new home somewhere else didn't sink in until Cynthia pulled him toward the small door she used to exit his chamber.
He ducked and followed her through to emerge into a wide hallway that led to a set of stairs. Panicked voices echoed down the stairwell, a lot of shouting, along with hurried footsteps.
"The staff is arriving," Cynthia explained.MoreLess
After killing his keepers and coming back to his body to vomit all over himself—which he always did after expending his energy to kill—Cynthia had cleaned him up as she always did. Then he had fallen into a heavy sleep for several hours, totally drained. When he awoke, his things were already packed, and she told them they were leaving. At first, he didn't understand. Freedom had become such a foreign concept that the knowledge didn't fully register tha...t he no longer needed to stay imprisoned. That basement enclosure had been his home for so long that the idea he could leave and make a new home somewhere else didn't sink in until Cynthia pulled him toward the small door she used to exit his chamber.
He ducked and followed her through to emerge into a wide hallway that led to a set of stairs. Panicked voices echoed down the stairwell, a lot of shouting, along with hurried footsteps.
"The staff is arriving," Cynthia explained.MoreLess
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