Looking For The Sword

Caius

I kept my arms firmly crossed over my chest, my posture rigid as I stood on the stone balcony overlooking the estate. The chaotic drama in the courtyard below had finally reached its abrupt, jarring conclusion. I watched with narrowed, calculating eyes as Kaelia crumpled to the cold stone floor, her fragile body giving out. The frantic cries of her maid pierced the chill air, but it was the