“Darwell. Why must you fight?” Asked the tall gang leader. As the others stepped aside, he could see him. He looked like a menacing shadow. The blood pooled in Dawell’s mouth. He spat it out. His nose was clogged with it. “You should have never gotten on Gidrail’s bad side.” Gidrail, the assassin king. Darwell spat again. “I will never harm the keeper of scrolls. He is my only guardian. My only friend.” He stood up and and said,”If Gidrail wants him dead, he should have killed him himself.” with that Darwell drew his sword and attacked his fellow assassins.
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