The Orphan Dragon Marshall

I wish He Died Earlier

Andrew looked as dumbfounded as Maliya, maybe even a little more. He had known all this time that Zed Jefferson was dead because he killed him by himself but he had acted as surprised and shocked as Maliya for her sake. In his mind, he said,

“My dear Maliya, how do I tell you that I am the masked man? How do I tell you that I am responsible for this Zed Jefferson and his subordinates’ death. How do I tell you who I really am?”, Andrew wondered to himself.

He turned to Maliya and said with a smile, “This is good news my love. Now that Major General Zed Jefferson is dead you don't have to worry about him being angry at you. It's all over now”.

Tears welled up in Maliya's eyes. She let the tears flow and even though its wetness made the cut on her face burn, she was happy.

“I know it's not right to be happy at Major General Zed Jefferson's death but …”, she sniffled and continued “why me? What did I do to deserve….”, she trailed off again.

“I did not break the portrait honey. Then