I close and open my fingers, my eyes flicker. Agnes puts a wet towel on my forehead "still a few minutes and you will feel better"
"I already feel better" i say putting myself in a sitted position on the bench. Carried by Mark and Agnes a few minutes ago.
A give a quick glance to Mark, staying sited looking at the papers on the table.
"What was the thing he did" i whisper to Agnes not wanting Mark to listen.
She gives a shy smile and says "it is hi-"
"Don't say it" Mark says keeping his eyes on the papers.
"Why? He knew before" Agnes retorts to him.
"Yes he knew, now he doesn't and i don't know why, so i will not say it until i know the reason, is it okay for you, sister?"
"Yes yes" she says sitting down beside me now that im sited.
She gets close and i can her breath on my ear.
"He is mad now, he will tell you if you wait a few days" i stay in silence, her heat covering my body. It would be perfect if that brat wasn't here.
"Tomh can i ask you something?" She says with her green eyes shimmering with the low light in the room.
"What?"
"Do you think... Do you think you will get your memory back, they explained what happened?" She puts her hands up "im sorry i didn't want to bother you, you don't have to answer"
"No don't worry" now what i say? "I don't know if i will get them back, i got some but im not getting any anymore"
I wonder why it stopped, Henry said that someone who lost his memories would be a good candidate, so neither he had the memories when he came here.
"How was my relationship with you?" I ask to her. She seem the only one that would answer and not insult me. I give a quick glance at Mark. Compared to someone else.
"Our relationship? At first you didn't like me, I don't why, you never told me why but as time moved on you helped me out when i needed it, you were still cold but you trusted me" she continues speaking, lost on her memories. I look at her, in daze. Damn Tomh you never got out with her?
"But you are a good guy i know" she says now looking in my eyes "you never showed it but i know" she points her finger near my nose "i know".
It was a reccuring theme between you two?
I scratch my head. Did i get the liches?
"Can i ask you something else" let's not talk about Tomh "why do you not clean the streets? Especially those infront of your house?" You throw your shit and piss there, do you want to die from the smell?
"We do clean it, one a week a cart passes and takes it away, we have to clean it so that it easier to take or else we will get a fine or worse"
Ah so you do have this stuff.
"Worse?"
"Yes the order might get involved and i think you know enough about our situation that it is better to not be known, also one of the punishment could be that the law doesn't apply to us, so people could do to us what they want and would not face punishment. Obey the law or die" she said ironically with one finger up.
Is it normal to you guys?
"What is the order?" I ask and see that the air becomes gloomy.
"The enforcers of the castle" she says not adding anything more.
When priest Edmund was preaching he was saying to not listen the king, i can see why they don't like them.
Knock knock.
"It's me" a rough voice says from the other side.
"The boss" Agnes says looking at Mark. He nods, takes the keys and opens the door.
A small man with thin black hairs combed back, dark eyes, dressed with a green tunic at knee lenght, a belt around his waist and black trousers appears.
So this is the guy i stole the room to?
"It is done, you can leave the room i have to speak to Tomh" he says with his hands behind the back. Mark was copying you? Eh brat.
"Yes boss" both of them say at the same time and get out of the room.
I get up and put my hand out "good to meet you boss"
"Yes this is still weird to me" he grabs my hand, his hand hard as rock.
"Listen Tomh, Bridge William briefed me, he cannot stay here, if he does more attention will be brought to this place, from now on i will take care of you" he fixes his spare hairs "you will continue your normal job, people here already know you lost your memory but we told them it is momentary so act on it" i chuckle. I can see he wants to order me around but he can't really.
"What about going home?"
"I will have some people look after you all the time" he goes towards the door and opens it "he didn't really told me what is going on, and im okay with it but be careful tomh, i can help you as long as you cooperate, and before you were a tough boy to control, i hope you've changed"
He starts walking out and i follow behind.
The hallway darker than usual, my eyes flicker. Damn you Mark.
"Alright boss, also im sorry i took your room"
"Don't worry about it, i can sleep in the middle of mud for what im concerned" he says straightening his back.
"I know but it's about respect, i will sleep where Tomh slept if he did sleep here, or else i will go back home"
He clears his throat "im happy to see that you don't have your bad character anymore, about the sistemation, if you want to sleep here i can arrange it for you so don't worry"
So you wanted your room.
"For today i will go home, I don't want to worry my sister"
As the boss got up he gave me a quick look.
"But i will need someone to bring me home, i don't know the way"
"I will arrange, i would have sent you home anyways, I don't want you to deal with the order, for now stay on the open floor, someone will come in a few minutes, but remember even if just for time being you are under me, you follow what i say, don't undermine my role" he gives me a cold look.
"Alright boss" now there are fewer people, only a dozen, some playing cards on my left and others talking with each other on my right. "Why they acting like it's all normal?" I ask him.
He smiles "if they didn't it would be worse".
I don't get it. He goes upstairs not leaving the chance to ask why.
I go towards the door and sit on chair beside it.
People keep looking at me but they don't speak to me.
Mostly the old heads, they don't hide their hostile faces.
Bro i lost my memories, i didn't kill anybody. I touch my chin. Maybe it's for something Tomh did.
Agnes comes down the stairs towards me "let's go" she says smiling.
Yes, i hoped it wasn't that brat.
She opens the door and gets out, i follow behind.
The night covers the whole world, pieces of glass and blood on my right. I look away and squint my eyes. Only a few torches are illuminating the streets.
The smell of shit and piss fills my nostril. I close my nose with my fingers and look at Agnes.
"Don't you smell this?"
"Mh, if i focus i do, but it doesn't bother me, you should go downtown, there the smell is really bad" she says walking beside me.
You convinced to not go.
Only now i realize how clean the house was, even the people in it were clean.
We walk for a few minutes without talking.
I try to remember the streets to the way home. It looks all the same.
A inn on my right is open with men drinking and playing cards, looking at us and especially to Agnes with a keen eye.
"Maybe it's better we don't go towards them" i say to her.
"Don't worry they will not do anything"
We walk past them, they keep looking at us but they don't move.
"Strange" i say scartching my head.
"It isn't, we are protected by the church, they wouldn't want to die tortured" she says with all the calm in the world.
I keep forgetting that this guys are ruthless killers.
"Did i know the people inside the house?"
"Yes why?" Agnes voice cold as the night wind.
"They look at me like im a demon"
"For what is worth to them and to me you are" she looks ahead with no emotion in her voice "i try to talk with you like before, maybe you will get your memories back but you could be a demon or simply a empty shell, being on edge and attentive is what made us survive till now, you cannot blame them".
I look down not speaking back.
So you were faking it all this time. I clinch my fist. I have to get those powers, this people are obstacles.
.....
I enter the house, the door unlocked.
Elizabeth is sited reading a book, with her hairs unkept and in a nightgown.
She turns around and looks at me, her eyes turn alive.
"You are finally back, i was so worried, are you okay now?" She says getting up. I go towards my room.
"Yeah im alright, im going to sleep now, tomorrow i have work" i say while walking.
"Stop Tomh, let's speak" she says still on her feet.
"Tomorrow" i say closing the door behind.
I lay on my bed with shoes on.
Alaric and the old man voice... I didn't forget about you, if you find out im alive you will kill me again, i will not let you.