Kai followed behind Nikolaus, eyes wide, his fingers clenching upon the reins of the horse he led. He could not believe in such good fortune, and he fully expected Gerald’s troops to burst from the trees, showing it to be a trap.
He had no belief in kindness, no experience of compassion from others. Nikolaus was the closest he had come to trust, and even there, he had no expectation of Nikolaus’ favor continuing. Once they had escaped, once the general was back with his people, he would forget all about Kai, for in the end, he had no hold on the general and his good will.
He had been a burden from the beginning, and although Nikolaus had stated he would find him a place, he had difficulty truly believing such a thing.
More likely he would be forgotten in the turmoil of the coming confl
