Chapter 3
The next day is half over and you begin to see why the prisoners hate it so, and also why they yell insults at each other.
There is nothing to do. And even if you do join in with the yelling, which you tried once, they are quite for perhaps the second time in their life (the first being when you tried to get them to admit to doing whatever crime they had committed).
Ghastly appears and you smile sadly. He looks slightly better than he had the last time you saw him, which was only yesterday, but still sad. You turn to face the wall before he sees you looking at him.
His footsteps stop when they reach your cell.
'We managed to get the remnant out of Tanith,' he said awkwardly. 'It turns out that the part of her that was trying to get you released was actually her. I explained to her the whole story and she said that it was lucky that Val's... attacker is already dead otherwise she would have gone and killed him.'
'Nice to know,' you replied blankly.
'Your trial is tomorrow, by the way,' Ghastly adds.
'I though' mine was!' yells out another prisoner who had just happened to be listening in on the conversation.
'Your trial is pushed back to where his was going to be,' said Ghastly to that man.
'Why does Funny Bones get something special compared to the rest of us? I'm special too! I managed to kill 60 people!' said the guy whose trial got moved back.
'Because of what he has done earlier for our side,' Ghastly replied and then moved closer to the doors of the gaol. 'Are you going to talk to me Skulduggery,' he says in a voice that represents the trust you both used to hold with each other.
You face him and sigh.
'No. I am not,' you replied and then turn and face the wall again. Anything is better than the life that you are experiencing at the point in time.
'Fine, talk to me during the trial. I wanted to talk to you as your best friend, but I can see that is not going to happen,' Ghastly finished and started to move away sadly.
'Wait!' You call out to his retreating figure. He turns around to face you again.
'I'm sorry,' you reply and then retreat back into your cage.
You lay down on your bed and wait for the sun to set. As soon as it does you close your eyes.
There is nothing to do. And even if you do join in with the yelling, which you tried once, they are quite for perhaps the second time in their life (the first being when you tried to get them to admit to doing whatever crime they had committed).
Ghastly appears and you smile sadly. He looks slightly better than he had the last time you saw him, which was only yesterday, but still sad. You turn to face the wall before he sees you looking at him.
His footsteps stop when they reach your cell.
'We managed to get the remnant out of Tanith,' he said awkwardly. 'It turns out that the part of her that was trying to get you released was actually her. I explained to her the whole story and she said that it was lucky that Val's... attacker is already dead otherwise she would have gone and killed him.'
'Nice to know,' you replied blankly.
'Your trial is tomorrow, by the way,' Ghastly adds.
'I though' mine was!' yells out another prisoner who had just happened to be listening in on the conversation.
'Your trial is pushed back to where his was going to be,' said Ghastly to that man.
'Why does Funny Bones get something special compared to the rest of us? I'm special too! I managed to kill 60 people!' said the guy whose trial got moved back.
'Because of what he has done earlier for our side,' Ghastly replied and then moved closer to the doors of the gaol. 'Are you going to talk to me Skulduggery,' he says in a voice that represents the trust you both used to hold with each other.
You face him and sigh.
'No. I am not,' you replied and then turn and face the wall again. Anything is better than the life that you are experiencing at the point in time.
'Fine, talk to me during the trial. I wanted to talk to you as your best friend, but I can see that is not going to happen,' Ghastly finished and started to move away sadly.
'Wait!' You call out to his retreating figure. He turns around to face you again.
'I'm sorry,' you reply and then retreat back into your cage.
You lay down on your bed and wait for the sun to set. As soon as it does you close your eyes.