A Song Of Smoke And Fire

Nasiah felt his heart sink lower than he had ever had before. It was him who decided to leave the rest of the people there. It was his idea to split up even known how treacherous it would have been.

There was just a darkness, and he felt as if he was stepping in. A silence that pervaded all around him, drowning out almost every thought that he had. There was this emptiness, this strange loneliness. 

Even if he did not know them personally, even if they did sign up for this mission. Even if they seemed to be just another face in the crow...

He thought that it was safe, that nobody would be mad enough to attack the Sages. He believed in the idea that they were going to be safe.

Now their blood, their bodies, their lives that which was entrusted to him, were all on his hands. For a few moments, he felt pain, undeniable pain coursing through his body.