Fane frowned as he started to retreat, trying his best to shrink into his corner. He had no idea who had even opened the vessel's door, nor did he know what the goal had been in opening the door either.
He decided hiding would be the best course of action for the time being, all for the sake of avoiding anything unsavory.
"Perfect, it's open. Remember: leave no one alive!" came a voice from outside, evidently an order of the sort.
Those words seemed like a death sentence for all of them in the vessel. Grayson and Rudy were so scared that they nearly pissed themselves.
"Don't kill me!" shrieked Rudy. "I don't know anything; I'm just a student! Don't kill me!"
They had not even seen the person meant to kill them when Rudy burst out into pleas. Fane felt like Rudy might end up fainting in the process. He, a true coward in the end, dared to act like he was something, like he was majestic.
What a joke, Rudy was.
Rudy, having lowered himself into such a pathetic state, was followed by Grayson who began to plead for his life, wailing and begging. They discarded everything else and rushed up to the door,
whimpering for mercy.
It was as if the arrogance and pride they had shown before had all disappeared. Fane sighed helplessly. Their will to live had obviously overridden all the pride they had before.
True, anyone would want to preserve their life and live, but it was pointless for them to do that anyway. Their assassins would not change their minds just because they were begging for mercy. If Fane had been them, he would not have shown Grayson and Rudy any mercy, even if they did everything they could.
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