“I need to catch my breath,” Razim said leaning against a wall in an alley. “Do we even know where we are going?” Luna stood in front of Razim her hands on her knees her light green eyes looking between both entryways to the alley. After a moment passed she stood up and straightened her hair, smoothed out her clothes and knocked the dust off her boots. Razim looked at her questioningly trying to figure out what she was doing. Finally he just asked his sister.
“I am trying to look presentable,” Luna said running her fingers through her black hair, “Miekal likes it when I look good and I think he can help us out.”
“No way!” Razim growled, “that scoundrel I don’t know what you see in him. He is such a womanizer and thief. Besides once he finds out we are wanted for killing a member of the council of eight then he’d probably turn us in for the reward they are likely putting on our heads right now.”
Luna shot Razim an angry look and stalked away. Razim shrugged and walked after her slowly. They walked in silence, shifting in and out of the crowd, keeping their hoods up. After a few blocks they entered an alley next to a bar called the Tarnished Spoon. They quickly made their way to the back and took up a position behind some discarded boxes, making sure they weren’t followed.
“Luna can I asks you something?” Razim said not taking his eyes off the street.
“I suppose so.” Luna said shortly, still a little angry at Razim.
“Why did you do it?”
“Do what?”
“You know… Why did you kill him?”
All the color drained from her face as she slowly looked at the ground. A million things flashed through her head in the that instant, the way he smelled, the cold sweaty touch of his palms, and the whizzing way he breathed. It was so vivid to her that she reached her hand up as if she could touch him. She shook her head and closed her eyes, though that did not shut out the image of him, and drew in a deep breath to steady herself.
“Well, Razim,” she said her voice barely above a whisper and tears started forming around her eyes, “I killed him because…” Her voice trailed off as the back door to the Tarnished Spoon slammed open and out stepped a man with light sandy brown hair and a crooked smile on his face. He brown eyes scanned the alley and finally settled on the boxes Razim and Luna were behind.
“Luna dear is that you? No need to be shy, Miekal is here for you.” He stepped down out of the door way into the alley and put his hands on his hips. “Now, lets see that pretty smile of yours!” Miekal said with a slight chuckle as Luna hurried over and threw her arms around his neck. Miekal stood a good foot taller then Luna and moved his arms around her slender waist. Razim stood back by the boxes and glared at the man hugging his sister.
