Chapter 4
Meanwhile, Nicholas is in his sister's house behind the shop. Pacing around the kitchen unable to sleep, the gruesome video of him murdering the mayor running through him head. "That look on his face it's unbearable!" He falls to the floor crying and clawing at his own flesh. Wishing to die, feeling like he's drowning in the mayor's blood. A few seconds later as he lay on the floor cut up and bleeding he remembered what happened after he murdered the mayor.
Talking to himself, "I remember waking up naked in the woods covered with blood and sneaking back here and getting in the shower and scrubbing my body red. Then getting dressed I put on a pair of gloves and dosed a rag with chloroform.
Then I snuck into the shop and quietly walked over to where my sister was asleep on her cot. I placed the rag over her mouth and nose as she lay there trying to claw at me while gasping for air. Once her body relaxed and she was no longer trying to claw at my arm so she could breath. I gently picked up her fragile body and took her to the castle. He was there waiting for me, I laid her at his feet and he promised me fame and great rewards for my loyal services.
Then he picked her up and went inside the castle shutting the door and leaving me all alone outside. Scared I hurried home to see the chaos I cause start to unfold. Causing the guilt to rising up inside of me over what I had done."
Snapping back to reality and realising that he was alone lying on the kitchen floor he picked himself up and went to the shower to clean his open wounds. After dressing his wounds he flops down on the bed in his sister's room and cries himself to sleep.
The next morning Ember wakes up to sunlight shining on her face through a stained glass window with a rose on it. Stretching out she gets up and heads out to the house in the back with clothes in a basket. She gets to the door and knocks on the door to let Nicholas know that she is there. Inside the house Nicholas falls out of bed due to the knocking on the door. Still half asleep he throws on pants and a shirt and answers the door. "Morning," he says while leaning heavily on the door. "Morning! I hope I didn't wake you," she replied. He then told her it was not a big deal he was planning on getting up soon any ways.
Coming in the door she asked, "Where is the shower? I need to get cleaned up before I start my work." Leading her down the hall to a small room with a shower in it. "Here you go; I'll be in the kitchen making breakfast." As he leaves her so she can shower.