Chapter 7

Avalon

"Are you okay?" I ask him with worry in my tone, trying to figure out what to do about this, "I'm sorry that it happened to your friend, Ryu. Or your informant. I didn't think we would come across that. I can only assume they were killed."

"It's fine." He grumbles, not meeting my gaze, "Unfortunately it is something that just happens. I didn't think it would happen to them though because they are fierce warriors, but it seems like I might have made a mistake when thinking nothing would happen that way. I guess I should have known what would come from this."

I think this is hurting him a lot more than he let on. I'm not sure what to make of it, thinking that something more must have come from it one hundred percent. It's a dangerous game we're playing right now, and it seems to me like something else is going to end up happening. I couldn't be sure, just continuing to worry about him because it is clear to me that he doesn't know what to do now. I don't even know what to do, finding it pretty obvious that this is the kind of game where we might end up making a mistake if we're not careful.

If it was up to me, I think that I would have done this a completely different way but I'm not so sure that Ryu is feeling the same way. I don't want to push it either, knowing that this could be a dangerous game and if we are caught too, we might end up dead. I don't want to even imagine it, thinking about something else for the time being as I wonder what would end up happening next. I keep thinking about what I want and need but I'm not so sure what would end up coming from it.

"Let's stop somewhere and eat." I tell him, knowing that we are still in disguise so there is no way we would get caught, "I'm hungry."

He nods his head, and we make our way to a tavern in the village. Due to the glamour, no one would be able to tell we are not who we are portraying ourselves as because we don't look the same. I'm okay with that though, just doing my own thing and trying to not let it get the better of me. I really don't like how we are being looked at, but I don't think anything bad will come from it.

"So, how do you feel about everything that has happened so far?" Ryu asks me as we sit down, having ordered our food already, "I know that you must think that things happen for a reason but there is no reason that my people should have died like that. It's wrong, don't you agree?"

I completely understand what he is saying, really feeling for him right now because I can only imagine what is going through his head right now. It is pretty clear to me that this dangerous game was playing could seriously bite him, but I also don't know how I feel about it either. I do know that we have to win this war.

"I think we just need to take this one step at a time." I explain to him, hoping that he can calm his rage, "I don't know what your relationship was like with that informant, but I think that maybe you will need to calm down. It's an unfortunate reality to something that has happened. Okay?'

I don't know how I feel about everything that has happened so far, knowing that this is a game that I couldn't be sure about. It seems to me like something else might have come from it, knowing that Ryu has beef with so many people, but no one should have been able to figure out the informant's identity unless they knew about them.

"Was there anyone else who knew about the informant?" I ask him, seeing how he looks at me with confusion, "I mean, that would make the most sense, right?"

He thinks about it before I see the hatred in his eyes again, "Blaine… I should have known. He is the one who did it."

It pisses me off that Blaine has turned against his people but it's not surprising. It feels like Blaine has always been about himself and he got pissed because Ryu got what he wanted. I don't blame anyone for not wanting Blaine to have anything because he doesn't deserve it. There is no way that he would need anything from the Kingdom because he didn't deserve it. I don't care what he says because if it were up to me, he would have been dead by now.

"We will make sure that he pays for this." I assure Ryu, "For now, we just need to make sure that we find everyone else so we can eliminate the threat."

I'm not sure if he knew precisely what to do but I was going to make sure that we would be okay. One way or another, it would happen. I just hope to not regret it. I mean, I don't want to lose Ryu and I want to make sure that we win. How is that so hard to ask for? I don't think so.

I do have this feeling that something else is going to happen though, but I don't know what to make of it. I guess time will tell me if we're going to be okay.