Sagiri paced up and down his cell for the third time. He had been locked up for a day and a half now, counting the night he had stepped in the circle. Things had gone to hell pretty quickly the moment he showered up. There was silence before fingers were pointed at him.
"Where have you been?" General Felunka asked. Immediately, he saw him.
"I was inside the fortress," sagiri answered, stepping deeper into the circle.
"How can you explain this? A warrior supposed to be on watch duty with you is dead." This time, it was Captain Riogi who asked the question. He and the remainder of his squad were standing in one place, and they looked angry. Sagiri had figured they hated him from the start, but their hate had managed to grow now, and they wanted to draw blood. He had thought that getting rid of the twin could end hateful vermin, but he was starting to realise he was wrong.
