Shadow Slave

1531 Colors of the Sky
With his mind at ease, Sunny was able to get back to weaving. Due to the Crown
of Twilight, he did not have to worry about running out of essence, and created
threads of it with increasing speed.
The sight of him sitting all by himself, moving two sets of shadows hands in
addition to his own pair, must have been extremely strange — especially
because his companions could not see the tenebrous strings wrapped around his
many fingers. But they were long used to the strange things Sunny did from time
to time, so he was mostly left alone.
The Chain Breaker sailed duskward, slowly leaving the waters of endless dawn
behind.
At the same time, Sunny was observing Cassie.
The blind girl did not do anything suspicious, assuaging his fears. Despite the
poisonous accusations the Sin of Solace kept spouting into his ears, she was
perfectly normal. Cassie spent half of the day steering the flying ship, then went
about mundane tasks or rested in her cabin.
She maintained a calm and friendly demeanor while spending time with the other
members of the cohort, albeit remaining slightly aloof. Cassie had become rather
taciturn, at some point, but it was not as if she was reticent and went out of her
way to not participate in any conversations. It was just that she seemed content
to listen quietly, most of the time, only voicing her opinions when there was a
reason.
When Cassie was alone, she remained composed and collected. There was not
much to do on the peaceful days, but she was seldomly idle. Without anyone
noticing, the blind girl had taken it upon herself to maintain the ship in pristine
condition. Others had joined her belatedly, sharing the chores and menial tasks
while chattering and joking.
The atmosphere on the washed decks of the Chain Breaker was harmonious and
tranquil.
Cassie was only alone when she retreated to her cabin to sleep. Sunny felt more
than a little bit weird — guilty, even — when sending his shadow to spy on the
blind girl there. Of course, he made sure to look away when needed, so as not to
see anything improper. But still, it was a strange situation.
Luckily, Cassie was not doing anything to give credence to the insinuations made
by the Sin of Solace. The only peculiar thing Sunny discovered was that she had
developed the habit of keeping a diary, at some point.
The blind girl had brought a leather-bound journal with her when they departed
Fallen Grace, and was diligently leaving short notes on its pages before sleep.
Sunny did not really want to read what she wrote, though. He wouldn't have been
able to read the journal even if he wanted to, anyway — not because Cassie did
anything to make it hard for someone to gain access to it, but simply because
she wrote in braille.
Apart from the leather-bound book, she had also brought a special slotted slate.
The slate, which had probably been specially made for her by an artisan in Fallen
Grace, consisted of two parts connected by a hinge. By opening the slate, Cassie
could place a sheet of paper inside, and then poke holes in it with a stylus by
following the slots.
Because of how proficient Cassie was with handling her Flaw, it was sometimes
easy to forget that she was blind. But she was — her Aspect Abilities might have
allowed her to negate some of the most debilitating sides of her condition, but the
underlying cause remained.
When Cassie was alone, she could not borrow someone's vision to see the page.
Her ability to sense what would happen a few moments into the future could not
help her see the path of ink on paper, either. So, in these private moments, she
could only use such a method to read and write.
Separated from her by several bulkheads and the mass of the upper deck, Sunny
looked away from the shimmering spellweave and gazed at the beautiful sky
above him.
It was painted with a million vivid colors, rays of sunshine falling through the
radiant clouds. The leaves of the sacred tree moved gently, making the tapestry
of shadows etched into the wooden surface of the deck shift.
Looking down, he sighed quietly, and returned to his task.
Days passed slowly.
Eventually, they left the reaches of the Great River where dawn never ended.
The sky gradually brightened, turning vast and perfectly blue. The nights were
longer here, with water glowing softly in the absolute darkness of the absent
stars.
As the Great River changed, the people sailing across its endlessly flowing
surface changed, as well.
Kai finally did not seem disoriented anymore, having come to terms with the
bizarre and incredible truth of the Third Nightmare. He quietly trained and
prepared himself for the nearing battle, perhaps feeling remorseful about not
sharing the hardships his friends had endured.
Jet was practicing and experimenting with her mist blade, capturing new souls
every time the Chain Breaker was attacked. She was slowly figuring out how to
use her deadly weapon to achieve truly harrowing results, which sometimes
chilled even her allies.
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impossible to tell what the bastard
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Cassie remained her usual, unassuming self. Even with Sunny watching her
closely, there was nothing especially notable about the blind girl. If anything, she
seemed to be slowly growing more confident and energetic the further from
Twilight they traveled.
And then there was Nephis.
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from suffering the terrible torment of
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Sunny felt relieved that Nephis was back to being herself. But he was also tense
and troubled.
Because now that she was, he had no excuses to not talk to her anymore.