Chapter 100: A.T
Like a student waiting their turn, William raised a hand. "Uh, can I know what you’re whispering about?"
"Adult talk," said Sun-young.
"It feels like you guys are hiding stuff from me." William frowned. "I’m a kid, whatever, but I’m not an idiot. So at least explain it to me, why are you saving John?"
From the corner of his eye, Kazi analyzed him. William’s face, so innocent and grim, suddenly flashed to arrogance and bloodlust. Kazi’s fingers curled. It was gone, just like that, as a figment of his imagination.
"A mutation maybe? The human body can adapt to many things. The Wendigo is a purely magical entity. It’s possible the victim became something between that existence—between physical and magical. Like...like a demigod. I hope this discussion isn’t about you. Otherwise, I’d very much like to take you apart."
Darkness had taken root inside William and he didn’t even know it. A rare mutation that would garner the worst kind of attention in the White Abyss. Kazi needed to figure something out and he planned to tell him about his mutation at some point. But not here, not when Jack might still be in the shadows.
"William, do you trust me?"
A slight bit of hesitation in his eyes. "I do."
"Then can you trust me to tell you when the time is right? I know you have questions and I know you’re feeling a little uncertain about everything, but have I ever done something out of maliciousness?"
"No," William admitted. "Never."
"If that’s the case, I would appreciate your faith, just as you’ve always given it. When we come back, I will explain everything."