Days passed and Tristan unconsciously got used to traveling with the group. After a bit, their eyes softened and they treated him more humanly.
He had even been privileged to have conversations with a few of them and got to see how nice they were.
In only four days they had covered an incredible distance, but according to Crane, the journey was still far. They stopped occasionally to rest before continuing shortly after.
Tristan had not been put in cuffs, instead, those men served a similar purpose. They had been permitted to utilize brute force if he proved stubborn. Thankfully he didn't.
They had also been tasked to study his behavior, and to them, he seemed rather normal. A normal kid in an abnormal predicament. The fact that he had killed enforcers remained a detail that made them careful.
