As Night walked into the main square, where the palace was, he became disgusted by what the once-properous town had become. Each guard held a Red Whip towards about 20 people, probably slaves, threateningly. The area was now mud-slicked, instead of the rocky land before. Houses burned freely, screams were heard everywhere, and barely anyone was allowed to stay indoors anymore.

Stepping backwards, behind a wall away from anyone’s view, he lathered himself in dirt. His t-shirt was no longer white, but slick with dirt and grime from the street. He began his walk towards the center of the city.

He walked through the city without much trouble, for the guards had more to worry about than they could handle. Almost one person from each group wanted to run, but the guards whipped them back into place.

He finally reached the middle of the city, where all the trade seemed to have gone. The area didn’t seem that much cleaner, but the people here seemed happier. They traded freely, away from the guard’s whips. There wasn’t a guard in sight. Night wiped some of the grime off his shirt. The people here were grimy, but didn’t have mud on their body. He walked to the nearest fountain and started washing himself quickly.

<Stop wasting time. We’re impatient and tired.> Stars grumbled.

<All right. Calm down. I’m moving.> Night replied, using thought speak so people wouldn’t think he was crazy and attract attention.

He moved closer and closer to the palace, where his father looked over Perion. Walking up to the doors, the guards blinked and suddenly exclaimed in surprise.

“It’s master Night! He’s alive!”, one said.

“Go get the king! He will be overjoyed.” replied another.

The third guard picked Night off his feet and piggy-back rode him into the palace. In their Dark Sight, perplexed, Stars and Sam followed the guard.
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Back from the finals! I got lazy, so I didn’t write the chapters up as fast as I thought I would. ._. And I know this chapter is short, but I promise chapters following this will be longer.
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