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Chapter 5 - Just cruel..

Whilst our eyes were focused on the man he took the time to introduce himself as the owner of the house and the masked lady as his property.

"How can you own a person?" I said without really thinking.

The man laughed a raspy laugh then interrupted his own laughter with a comment.

"you really think she's a person don't you?" He said in a snarky condescending tone.

"You don't mean..." I said pausing myself slowly realizeing the Truth.

The lady then took of her mask to reveal a half face of metal cogs and bolts.

Normally I would gasp at a situation like this but it did make sense with the way the world is at the moment.

The lady puts her mask back on and faced the man. The man then raised his hand quickly dismissing her from the room.

Pocket looked like he was putting on a brave face but I can tell he was scared.

The man looked at me with his narrow eyes.

"Young lady what is your name?"

The man said in a calm yet stern way. I told him my name was copper lightwood.

The man sighs and told to us we all had to leave this village as soon a we can. Of course pocket and I both asked as to why that was but the man was silent and put his finger to his lips then pointed to the walls.

We both looked at the walls confused then we noticed something each wall had a small hardly noticeable hole in them the same size.

I looked closer at them and noticed a metallic eye looking back at us.

I felt something watching us the time we have been here but I didn't think it would be in the literal sense.

"What are they?" I asked hesitantly.

The man looks at me and I finally realized why he was wearing a bandana across his face he was covering his lips so the eyes couldn't read them. He said they were called hunters eyes they are the eyes of the infected that still had cores the hunters had just dismantled them keeping them alive and in pain.

He said they are used in all homes in this village as a method of finding out who is infected or doing something they shouldn't.

"That's just cruel." I said in a empathetic tone.

The man simply replied

"They are metal they don't need them other to kill might as well make use of them I say" he snarled which made me shiver with discust.

"So how do you keep your property alive then?" I questioned in an irritated tone.

He just just gestures around himself at the many doors of the house.

"it's like a maze so easy to get lost and she keeps herself coverd head to toe in clothing to not show the metal. Quite like yourself miss copper." He then crossed his arms in his chair looking smug.

"I knew the bandages had been moved slightly dam it. What you gonna turn me in?" I said bluntly.

The other children in the room looked like they were gonna cry looking scared between the two of us. Pocket looked ready to fight as week as he is I have to admit he's brave.

"No. I can tell your only a half infected not a mix of animal or tree but something else I suppose I wonder what your a mix of. But no I won't turn you in half infected can't pass on the virus and are hunted for sport not survival." He said so nonchalantly.

Slight relief fell on all of our faces and pocket backed off a bit now letting me stand on my own.

"You can stay here for 2 nights at most but you need to leave soon the hunters will do an inspection soon and I can't hide 5 children here not to mention I don't have the food for you brats." He scoffed.

We nodded as he then waved us away the lady then apperd and led us back to our rooms.

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