town close to the city, close enough to answer the call of demon sighting. The five portals are like doorways

ds. They enter the shop, the door chiming, behind them. The shop owner came running and stop de

ner muttered looking flustered. "W

e shru

f beads array on the shelves. Yina stayed at parade rest at the door, motionless. She simply did not

st be new to the human world, she's not a watcher, all watchers powerful

nd powerfully built, a pink scar split her face from the temple down to her cheekbone, giving color to her black skin and making her look dangerous. She wore the black body-fit

f will. Adike had been trained in the arts of keeping her emotion c

p than an actual bow. The watchers bow to no

e flicks in Yina and Ola's direction, dismissing them.

ery in her tone, but she can't be sure since

of tone from watchers, dismissing her as if she's

smile through clenched teeth. "Sinc

r shrugged. "As y

ad down. The stairs lead to a large room with many corridors leading to different places, the master choose the one at the center, they followed her through t

a training ground for weapons and hand-to-hand training. The room is cold and she noticed that

that the room has quieted

our glamour, my lady." Th

s, she also uses some to hide the veins in her hands since the blue blood can be seen sometimes even in her black skin. Powerful watchers

d. Adike looked at her, noticing how sure and comfortable she looks in her skin. She felt a stab of envy, she

s filled with books neatly packed on a small rack, there are two couc

ather had told the master the reason for her missi

your name the other

a breath. She didn't like court way, she felt clumsy in the art of politics. It s

said, voice smooth. "I thought you knew the na

the door opened, admitting a new watcher. He was tall with broad shoulders, he wore a black fitted

yes twinkling. Sito, her cousin who is

. He's the only one that can say that to her face. The names t

he said, giving him a genuine smile, the one sh

turned to the watch master, and gave her a perfect salute.

decades. She looked at her scar, it was rumored that she got it from fighting a demon lord. Many tales are told about her – that she ran mad and started kill

to gain the position

you were sent for, my lady."

unt, a woman like a demo

tell you the reaso

nce had been found here in th

ve to find him and retrieve

straightens but she can't tell what she th

gged in the answer because as much as she hate to admit it the "new" prince had not been tested

traitorous Lightbringer?" The ma

." He touched the wol

des, we are doing what we are charged with doing

time they heard the sound of thunder so loud it shook the underground room they were in. Yina re

iftly to the door, she looked back at the group a

The afternoon light filled with the sound of thunder, the black cloud glow silve

inger," Sit

ce did this?

get the Wild lightning this

ll of ànjanu to his presence, demons too." Yina's cool voice

hen I met him today, I felt only t

im?" Sito as

as any twin watcher here

Adike said. She gave her stunned cousin a little smile. "I met him today in colleg

's wrong my lady, I'll inform

new won't be easy, how will he react when he found out he's not human and t