Kael watched as Lucian distributed food to a long line of people. From children to elderly, everyone wanted food. The skin on their bones sagged. Their stomachs were all bloated and empty. Most looked sleep deprived and malnourished.
The only problem was, there still weren't enough supplies in that transport to feed the hundreds of thousands who lived in the Outer Ring.
The ones who were fed would get a small meal, just enough to fill their stomachs for a minute. Then, they would go back to scavenging.
Back to eating the flesh off of dead beasts like the one Kael had killed.
Lucian is a fragment wielder now, Kael thought bitterly. He's been lying to me. And now Elysia is as well.
His friends were getting themselves caught up with powers they couldn't control.
Kael himself had barely been able to control his. He didn't want Lucian or Elysia going through the same thing.
