Beautiful Chains

Nothing about the situation made sense… Sunny and Nephis tentatively came to terms with the fact that Cassie had replaced Dusk of Fallen Grace, but now they were struck by yet another revelation.

Sunny did not know why the blind girl was shackled yet, but his mind had already entered a state of battle readiness… just in case. Not showing any emotions, he briefly glanced at the two deaf guards. 

The sword and the cord they wielded were suddenly much more sinister. If the guards were meant to protect the city from Cassie…

Then the sword was meant to cut her down, while the cord was meant to strangle her. 

'How strong can these old Masters be?'

Sunny was mentally calculating the swiftest way to kill them guards when a sudden thought sent a chill running down his spine. 

His first impulse had been dictated by the deeply ingrained desire to protect Cassie… but why were the guards there, in the first place?