58. Good Start

My words had been born out of sincerity, and the look in my eyes was enough to convey that truth. Devon peered into the blackness that were my eyes, and saw for the first time since he met me; that they were weighed down by pain.

Deep pain.

I too, knew the pain of watching loved ones die.

My expression caused him to fall apart more. Reasonably so.

As I approached, I laid my left hand on his back, patting it until he calmed down, though it took a while.

"They were a band of thieves," Seinaru stated when I faced him. He saw the darkness in my gaze and knew I wanted information.

"They took us by surprise… everything happened too quickly, nine horses carrying two men each. We were more, but they did more damage than we could thanks to the element of surprise."

"I managed to cut two down," he revealed, causing me to feel surprised.

"Have you taken a life before now?"