Chapter 12

Summary
Geslan joins and asks if the soldiers found Kage. When they leave towards the Poison Forest, Kage sees his mother's corpse on Geslan's sword and screams, but Poise and her companion cover for him and take Kage to safety. Kage thanks the pair and sets out for another kingdom.

When Kage arrives, he has no money and tries selling the toy his mother gave him, but an old woman rejects his offer. He attempts to leave the toy and take an apple, but is caught and beaten. An unnamed man takes him in and begins abusing him. He uses him to steal but Kage becomes attached.

One night, as the man leaves to get drunk, Kage dreams of his mother. He remembers when she told him that, if they get an order, they'll assassinate anyone, regardless if they're women, children, elderly, or sick. And that's why they can't complain about the repercussions of our actions. She explains that they're born to do that kind of work, but it's okay because they exist for the sake of someone else and they devote themselves to the person who gave their lives meaning and that is their light they need to hold onto, even if their way of living is the darkness." She suddenly warns him to get up because "they're coming."

Kage wakes up and finds soldiers, that were sent by the man for money, are perusing him.