Lost Cause

[Lost Cause]

"Oy, I am Juan. They call me 'The Hound of Leon'. We will teach you everything you need to know to keep master safe."

This cocky bastard has an annoying grin on his face. The Hound of Leon, huh? So you are proud to be a dog. You couldn't keep your master safe last time though, could you?

Behind him is a woman. She's the other bodyguard. She winks as she speaks as if she's trying to calm me.

"Yup, call me Maria. In no time, you will even fly a Sabre better than the navy."

What's a Sabre? Fly? No way, I am afraid of heights. We are rarely allowed to venture to the second floor of the villa, and I am supposed to fly now?

They are older than me, probably in their early thirties while I am in my teens. They look strong and alert, prepared for everything.

As time passes, and I become more of a bodyguard, we get closer. They replace Seth and in years I start to call them as family, even.

It was never a secret for me that Juan and Maria are in love. But if you are a slave, these kinds of things can be tricky. You are the property of another, you are not allowed to love nother without the consent of your master, let alone be together with your love, or marry.

They had to keep it secret from everyone, until Maria got pregnant. The child is a sacred thing even in Malta, even if it is a slave's. Leon allowed them to marry.

"After one last visit to the Liberty."

He said that, and afterwards ordered us to get ready.

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