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Since his father’s disappearance and subsequent proof of the matter, Ezekiel’s world had changed dramatically. He felt as if a support system had been ripped out from under him—Gabriel had kept order when Ezekiel was falling apart slowly. Now, though, a grand and terrible flaw had been made apparent. If he did not show strength now, this unseen threat would come around and break him in twain. Though instinctively he desired to flee from this coming storm, he was Aquila; even if his father could abandon his clan, his family, Ezekiel would not leave Talitha alone.
Desperation prompted him, and took him to the Mansion. He found only two faces there, and both he summoned with little explanation. Sa’adat came willing enough, and Halo joined with little zeal. Some part of him missed her fire, but he had seen signs of a change since the girl had joined them. Ezekiel wished horribly for Halo’s approval as a leader; he doubted she recognized the amount of weight her voice carried. Politics refused to sit right with the golden-red leader. The new Aquila was not his father, and this showed plainly in what he explained to the women as they traveled south.
During his time with the Anicinàpe Tribe, Ezekiel had seen the effectiveness of subterfuge. While his father might have been an honorable creature, his son was a savage, and his son was not above taking what he desired or needed. This was his pattern—as a child he shown the proof of this early on, bringing home young girls that he convinced himself needed “rescued”. What they did now could not be seen as anything less than an unprovoked attack for the gain of the clan alone.
They were nearly to the borders of AniWaya when Zeke halted his small party. He turned to the women, looking to Halo specifically. “See if there’s anyone nearby,” he said lowly, shrugging off his bow. If they needed to kill, they would kill. This much he knew without a doubt.
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