Chapter 645: Side Story 2. Dance of Flame and Shadow - 4

"Haa...I feel so stupid," Agni muttered while burying his face in his hands. 

He let himself drown in another self-deprecation moment for five seconds before raising his head again. In front of him, lying on his bed, was the son of his older, dead colleague. A young face, barely out of adulthood, looking even younger while sleeping calmly instead of glaring and barking like a mad dog. 

Trying to face a wraith with just two beginner daggers and his wit; how foolish, an amateur mistake at its finest. And it made Agni realize something that punched him in the gut.

"Fuck, he's just a kid."

Agni exhaled heavily. Of course, he was just a kid. The first and last time he saw the kid before was when he was just joining Nolan Hertz's squad. The kid was...ten, probably. Hadn't even awoken yet. He never saw the kid again because the squad kept being sent to secluded areas, and they were rarely in the main base.