2 Parting Ways

" So this is it huh."

" It should be," Slyvian commented.

Hanzo removed the rags covering the content placed into the carriage.

There were two large wooden boxes. The other contained books, scrolls, and other things that only scholars know about while the other one held shiny things, a broadsword that shone like the gold, as part of it drowned in a pool of golden coins.

" Now look at this," Hanzo pulled one of the books, it has a black as darkness cover, it contained at least three hundred pages but what's different about that book from the others is the horrendous front cover. A drawing of skeletons so scary you can see a small glimmer of red lights on their eye sockets as large fire burn at the back, the more you stare at the details, the scarier it gets. As if the cover know your fear if such cover page contains such power then the contents of the book must be a hell of a nightmare.

Hanzo put the book back as sweat can is seen flowing from his forehead, "So that's the 'Book of Hell' the boss is interested about."

"I won't bother checking that shit out, and I 'll probably die for no reason.," Slyvian joked.

Slyvian gets up to the carrier and approaches the other box.

"Now this is what you call treasure, kid," Slyvian said as he held the shiny sword. The grip was adorned with gold, with carvings of some old characters and a large diamond can be seen in the pommel.

" Is it even okay to touch that," Hanzo watched as Slyvian hold the sword with his old dirty hands.

"It's once in a lifetime opportunity, I still prefer Wolf though," Slyvian talked but still staring at the sword.

" Golden Dagger, that's what she's called."

"Strange name, it's not even a dagger," Slyvian put the sword back to where it came from producing a satisfying sound as gold and gold met.

" You mean stupid," Hanzo was thinking quietly and then said,

" I thought the boss was crazy for thinking that such small group of people was tasked with delivering such important things, now I can safely say they did it so no one will suspect them."

"There's probably some spy in the kingdom we don't even know about," Slyvian opinioned.

"It's for the better I suppose."

"Now what we'll gonna do with Vegon?", Sylvian hurriedly asked.

" I thought I told you already," Hanzo sighed and then said," You're going to put him in the carrier and ride towards the camp."

" And don't forget to cover his two goddamn eyes, we don't want someone knocking on our door at night holding their fucking swords," Hanzo added.

" I know, I know but-," Slyvian had a face of someone confused about something.

" Aren't you going to join us?", he asked.

" You're really an old man, I told you in the hole that this is my last work," Hanzo look annoyed.

"You only said that you'll go out with a bang, I thought that-"

"And yes I did, no we both did except that I'm done," Hanzo interjected.

"Isn't that breaking our code?", Slyvian still looked doubtful as ever.

"No way! I thought you've heard rumors about me and yet-"

" I said I've heard some, not all, not just my eyes are getting old probably my ears too," Slyvian interjected and then smiled.

" We had an agreement, boss and I, and luckily I don't have to do this again, hopefully in my whole lifetime," Hanzo stared at nothingness as if he recalls memories, unknown if good or bad and yet he smiled.

" Wow you've had a history together, heck, I haven't even talked with the boss about personal things, When we do work, the one who brief things are his right-hand man, I'm really interested in your life stories," Slyvian talked with amazement in his face.

"Sorry, I got carried away," Slyvian changed his tone.

" No It's okay, I think you've already proven the rumors, and now it's your turn to spread them," Hanzo smiled.

" A man's life tale is his most precious treasure," Slyvian added.

" Hmmmmm," Vegon was making a racket as he sits uncomfortably in the planks of the carriage with his hands tied with a rope.

" I can hear you, you know," he spoke and cough.

His set of armors were already removed, and his shoulder wound was treated with a clean cloth.

"If ever, those words you both spoke is worthy information, I can't imagine the position I'll get."

" Is this guy telling us in our faces that he'll attempt in escaping," Hanzo whispered to Slyvian.

" Joke on him, I'm maybe facing the road with my two eyes along the way, but my third eye is watching him in the back," Slyvian blatantly laughed.

"You've heard him, I bet old man here will shoot you in the freaking right shoulder this time if you try to run," Hanzo looked at Vegon's face like a bully, warning him not to attempt.

" Hey what the hell!, you're still calling me old man, Slyvian exclaimed.

" Oh right, it's Slyvian, the Smoke," Hanzo smiled.

"Well Hanzo, I give you good luck with your freeman's journey, I hope we'll meet again," Slyvian attempted in taking Hanzo's hands.

" I hope not but if ever I hope it's on the same side," Hanzo shakes his hands.

Hanzo got out from the carriage, he watched Slyvian's smiling face and Vegon's poor body as he stares at Hanzo's eyes with hatred. The horse then neigh as Slyvian order it to walk, holding the rope in his hands connected to its neck , the carriage then moved away from Hanzo, still carrying the content, the horse's feet dripped with blood as it walk at the pool of blood, the carriage go farther and farther, he can still see Sylvian's right hand waving goodbye until he can no more hear the sounds of the wooden wheel bouncing.