-William-
Blood covered my hands, with my right hand being more so, as it was the one I used to hold the sword. But I didn’t care. I walked calmly out of the cell, leaving the door open, and turned to one of the guards.
“Send the head to the king of Etheria and burn the body,” I said.
The guards nodded and entered the cell as I continued down the long hallways and up to the surface again. I quickly found my room and walked over to the table where a bowl and a jug of water stood. I filled the bowl with water and washed my hands and face.
As I lowered my hands, I noticed they were shaking. It wasn’t much, but they shook nonetheless. What the hell? Just then, I heard the doors to my room creak open. I turned around, grabbed my sword, and pointed it at the door, but it was only Maria.
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