Breaking Point
Ryoichi lead them in silence to the cave he had instructed Shanku to wait in. When they arrived, she was nowhere to be found. Turai and Ryoichi searched the cave, calling for her.
It was Ryoichi who found her, curled up in a corner out of sight near another entrance. She looked at him sadly and shook her head.
Ryoichi nodded and returned to Turai. If he intended for his friends to survive, they would need to separate. Shanku's black wings would be suspicious enough without a yellow and blue cat to confirm those suspicions.
"I haven't found her anywhere," he said simply.
"This is where you told her to wait, isn't it?" Turai asked worriedly. "Was there another out here waiting?"
"No, none," Ryoichi laughed. "I don't think there are any left!"
Ryoichi was able to coax his friend into getting some rest. He checked the other entrance the next morning to find Shanku had slipped away.
That was one of the darkest chapters of my life. One I won't soon forget. I killed many that did not deserve to die. And for what? A shiny rock?
After the final fight with the pirates ordered to end my life, I felt so very jaded. I hid from my uncle when he came searching for me. I could not bear the thought of him forcing me to come back to the ship and serve that fiend any longer! I did not learn until many years later that he instead wished to join me in my escape and had dispatched of the Brelland Seacat's occupants prior to finding me.
~ Shanku Ravenwing
Notes & Commentary
December 27, 2012, Thursday
Breaking Point
Had to scan this one twice. Forgot Ryoichi's shadow in the first scan. Oh well, not the first time I had to re-scan because I forgot something, won't be the last. Usually I forget feather details! I think you can find a few pages where I never caught missing feather details until long after it was uploaded.
Chapter Notes:
Still writin' her memoir.
Arc Notes:
This volume was much darker than its predecessors. It picks back up a bit after this. Shanku's away from the pirates now.
Next volume is one of my favorites!
Characters - Shanku Ravenwing - Turai Specklewing - Ryoichi -
Tags - Just Another Day -
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