Vain

Once they were in a safe place, Cygnus made sure that they were all doing fine before he sat down under a tree. He leaned back and looked up at the tree leaves without saying a word. He wanted to go to the base and sleep but there's something he needed to do first.

He summoned a gate and called for Vain. The child came out and looked at his master and at the people who were lying on the ground. He silently stood because his master hadn't said anything yet. Both of them remained silent until Cygnus heard the rustling of leaves and felt the vibration from the ground.

"Do you hear and feel that? Someone's coming and I want you to entertain her for a while," Cygnus hung his head as he instructed Vain on what he should do.

"Should I kill her or let her live?" The child asked. It was a question he would not have asked in the past but now that he had a master, he needed to listen to him.