Riley perched herself on the edge of the cabin bed, absentmindedly following routine and pulling on her combat boots, thick and heavy, ready for fighting. Moonlight was seeping through the gaps in the blacked out windows; there was a gentle spring breeze making its way through the log cabin walls. She was small for her age of 14 but she had strength and speed on her side. Riley could hear the other campers singing around the campfire and the subtle smells of burnt sugar from the marshmallows being roasted outside. Being in confinement wasn’t that bad for her because it meant that she got a lot of alone time to be able to plan in peace; it also meant that none of the staff or other campers noticed when people came to visit her after hours.
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They were quiet, thin but clearly had muscle work and were strong; they always stuck around within their family groups too, always talking with low enough voices that Riley couldn’t hear. There was something about how they all looked similar; tightly stretched skin over their faces with a sickly pale complexion. The thing about them that worried her most was their eyes, all were rimmed with red and a look of pure hunger; a longing for something that clearly wasn’t too far away… just what was the question. It was something she couldn’t quite put her finger …show more content…
All the late night runs and weapons sparring with Alec for the past month was catching up with her.
Over the past five years Alec had taught himself not to show his emotion – surprise, affection, hopefulness, hurt. Ever since their parents had died when out on an assignment in London, visiting the academy there. “I know I’ve been hard on you this past year, harder than any brother should be and I’m sorry. People didn’t know what to do when our parents died. Obviously everyone had to keep training us otherwise what we were born to do would be wasted.”
“You don’t have to remind me of our duty to kill demons in this life brother.” Riley said, “We solely exist to protect humans who can’t save themselves. Death is a natural consequence in our line of work and I’ve accepted it. I won’t fail tonight, I have a legacy to uphold to make mom and dad proud.”
“If anything doesn’t go to plan tonight then call me over, understand?” There was a tone of pride in his
They were quiet, thin but clearly had muscle work and were strong; they always stuck around within their family groups too, always talking with low enough voices that Riley couldn’t hear. There was something about how they all looked similar; tightly stretched skin over their faces with a sickly pale complexion. The thing about them that worried her most was their eyes, all were rimmed with red and a look of pure hunger; a longing for something that clearly wasn’t too far away… just what was the question. It was something she couldn’t quite put her finger …show more content…
All the late night runs and weapons sparring with Alec for the past month was catching up with her.
Over the past five years Alec had taught himself not to show his emotion – surprise, affection, hopefulness, hurt. Ever since their parents had died when out on an assignment in London, visiting the academy there. “I know I’ve been hard on you this past year, harder than any brother should be and I’m sorry. People didn’t know what to do when our parents died. Obviously everyone had to keep training us otherwise what we were born to do would be wasted.”
“You don’t have to remind me of our duty to kill demons in this life brother.” Riley said, “We solely exist to protect humans who can’t save themselves. Death is a natural consequence in our line of work and I’ve accepted it. I won’t fail tonight, I have a legacy to uphold to make mom and dad proud.”
“If anything doesn’t go to plan tonight then call me over, understand?” There was a tone of pride in his