Chapter 14 - The black box

Tobin has been angry and troubled within himself about what happened between him, Zain, and Zelta. He took the entire blame and was beating up on himself ever since. If only he had let Zain be, non of these would have ever happened. These days, Zain wouldn't even look at his face, let alone talk to him. He seemed to have lost both of them. The last time Zain came to his house, she just came to bandage his wounded forehead. Above all, he was more worried about his parents, whom De voe had held for about three weeks now. De voe had forcefully taken over the family brewery, forcing them and their workers to produce large quantities of wine for consumption by himself and his entire followers. Tobin displayed his aggression and frustration as he punched non-stop against a bulky sandbag, which was hung up by three chains to the ceiling. As he punched, he heard the voice of someone from behind him. He paused to see who that was. It was Alec he saw, leaning against the door with folded arms.