Adam walked down the path leading home. He decided to tell anyone who
asked about his black eye that he'd walked into a tree branch when he
wasn't paying attention. He winced thinking about how stupid he was going
to look. Well, he thought, it's not like I can tell them the real reason.
'How'd I get a black eye? Oh, well, you see, it's like this: I'm helping a
very powerful mage kill you all. He wants Elizabeth and Dan dead and he
tweaked when he found out I saved them from the bear. Don't worry, it can
all be fixed!' Right. THAT'S what I'll say, I'm sure they'll understand. In
truth, Adam hadn't meant to save them from the bear. He hadn't taken Dan
because he needed help, he'd taken him because Jordan wanted him (as well
as Elizabeth) dead and Elizabeth had gotten into a situation that would
make that easy. But when he'd seen her, he couldn't do it. Fuck, he
thought, I'm going soft.
He'd also been told to quit trying to woo Tris. She wasn't important. He couldn't believe she wasn't of use to them. She obviously had major amounts of power. But apparently he had to go for that ugly wench Elizabeth. He cringed thinking about it. Tris was beautiful, and he was enjoying the chase. Adam decided that he wouldn't give up the chase. He would still woo Tris. He could get Tris as his girl and still gain Elizabeth's trust as a friend. This way he would accomplish his task and still have Tris, who was proving to be quite a challenge. He loved challenges. Adam laughed to himself. It was through a challenge that he came to be in the position he was in now. He spaced off thinking about the beginning of it all.
It was about a month ago. He had been walking down the street, coming home from the market. On his way he'd seen a noble come out of a store with his hand in his pocket. A moment later, as he was walking in front of the store, the owner began screaming "THEIF, THEIF!!!" The noble had looked panicked for a moment before he saw the boy. He threw something gold at him and tackled him to the ground.
"I've got him!" The noble had yelled after that. The shopkeeper came out.
"Thank-you good sir." He said courteously to the noble before turning to Adam. "You little scoundrel! Stealing from me are you?" He bent down and picked up the gold thing that the noble had thrown at him. It was a bracelet. The shopkeeper pocketed it.
Realizing what had happened, Adam had shouted at him, "It wasn't me! It was him!" and gestured to the noble with his head. The shopkeeper looked horrified and backhanded him.
"How dare you dishonor our nobles!" Turning to the noble boy, who was still holding Adam, he told him, "He'll pay for it, I assure you." And Adam had. He'd been sentenced to ten years at the docks. A month into his sentence, he'd met Jordan. Jordan had promised him his freedom if he could help him with something. "It'll be a challenge," he'd said, "but I'm sure you can handle it." Now Adam was going to be a murderer. He shook his head thinking of the irony of it. He went to the docks for a crime he didn't commit and was being freed from them for a crime he was committing. Mila was the legal system useless!
Author's Note: Yeah, it's a really short chapter. Bear with me here, I sort of screwed up my plot and so now I'm trying to piece it back together little by little. And for those of you who didn't get this already, the voices Tris heard were Adam's and Jordan's. See ya next chapter! Byes!
He'd also been told to quit trying to woo Tris. She wasn't important. He couldn't believe she wasn't of use to them. She obviously had major amounts of power. But apparently he had to go for that ugly wench Elizabeth. He cringed thinking about it. Tris was beautiful, and he was enjoying the chase. Adam decided that he wouldn't give up the chase. He would still woo Tris. He could get Tris as his girl and still gain Elizabeth's trust as a friend. This way he would accomplish his task and still have Tris, who was proving to be quite a challenge. He loved challenges. Adam laughed to himself. It was through a challenge that he came to be in the position he was in now. He spaced off thinking about the beginning of it all.
It was about a month ago. He had been walking down the street, coming home from the market. On his way he'd seen a noble come out of a store with his hand in his pocket. A moment later, as he was walking in front of the store, the owner began screaming "THEIF, THEIF!!!" The noble had looked panicked for a moment before he saw the boy. He threw something gold at him and tackled him to the ground.
"I've got him!" The noble had yelled after that. The shopkeeper came out.
"Thank-you good sir." He said courteously to the noble before turning to Adam. "You little scoundrel! Stealing from me are you?" He bent down and picked up the gold thing that the noble had thrown at him. It was a bracelet. The shopkeeper pocketed it.
Realizing what had happened, Adam had shouted at him, "It wasn't me! It was him!" and gestured to the noble with his head. The shopkeeper looked horrified and backhanded him.
"How dare you dishonor our nobles!" Turning to the noble boy, who was still holding Adam, he told him, "He'll pay for it, I assure you." And Adam had. He'd been sentenced to ten years at the docks. A month into his sentence, he'd met Jordan. Jordan had promised him his freedom if he could help him with something. "It'll be a challenge," he'd said, "but I'm sure you can handle it." Now Adam was going to be a murderer. He shook his head thinking of the irony of it. He went to the docks for a crime he didn't commit and was being freed from them for a crime he was committing. Mila was the legal system useless!
Author's Note: Yeah, it's a really short chapter. Bear with me here, I sort of screwed up my plot and so now I'm trying to piece it back together little by little. And for those of you who didn't get this already, the voices Tris heard were Adam's and Jordan's. See ya next chapter! Byes!