Aaron raised his gaze to the sky. He barked aloud.
"YOU PROMISED!!!"
Faye glanced away from Aaron and back at Sterling, whose breathing was labored from his recent unhealed injuries.
He raised his eyes to meet hers. She watched as he silently mouthed the words, "Close your eyes, butterfly…"
Faye's head gave a subtle nod at Sterling so as not to bring attention to herself from Aaron, who was still seething with fury.
She flinched as he tightened his grip and tugged her toward an open parapet on the ramparts. He had the gleam of a madman in his eyes.
She heard him mutter, "You promised me victory and my prize…yet you are now nowhere in sight to help me." He raised his head and shouted skyward at nothing.
"WHERE ARE YOU…YOU BASTARD!"
