Through the Crack (1)

The gentle breeze of the sea brushed against Hex's face. It helped a little to calm the storm raging in his mind. 

'It seems the things in her Diary are true to the point of Grandpa being abusive. I am happy. And I am angry too.'

Hex stood without speaking and without showing any expression on his face. He mastered masking his feelings a long time ago. The Saint, however, wasn't fooled by him. 

I too felt enraged. I nearly went berserk. But before the Old One, I couldn't do anything. As time passed, I started to do whatever those two asked of me. Medea turned into a distant memory. Until…I was tasked with apprehending her. 

"Why?" Hex asked. The Saint's short story pulled him out of his torn-up thoughts and compelled him to inquire. "And who ordered you to do so?"

The Old One. 

The Saint replied, replying to the second question first.