"Melkire--"
Kill her.
KILL HER.
The schooner descended into chaos as the sergeant and the helmsman jumped Melkire and seized his arms, as Rings rushed out in front of Dirk and held him back, pleading the way a younger sibling would. The little one retreated to a corner, sat down, and started to shiver.
That left Him alone with the whore.
"They're right, you know. She needs to die."
He grit his teeth. "No."
"She's going to betray you. And when she does, they'll find them. Ma. Dani. Cori. Thomys. All of them. Your fault. Unless you kill her."
"No. That's not who I am."
"Liar. Those children the other day--"
"Self-defense. You're talkin' cold-blooded murder. I'm not doing that again."
"You let her walk, you're murdering your family."
"I'll use 'em if it need be."
He closed his eyes. Took a deep breath. Held it.
"...thank you."
Kill her.
KILL HER.
The schooner descended into chaos as the sergeant and the helmsman jumped Melkire and seized his arms, as Rings rushed out in front of Dirk and held him back, pleading the way a younger sibling would. The little one retreated to a corner, sat down, and started to shiver.
That left Him alone with the whore.
"They're right, you know. She needs to die."
He grit his teeth. "No."
"She's going to betray you. And when she does, they'll find them. Ma. Dani. Cori. Thomys. All of them. Your fault. Unless you kill her."
"No. That's not who I am."
"Liar. Those children the other day--"
"Self-defense. You're talkin' cold-blooded murder. I'm not doing that again."
"You let her walk, you're murdering your family."
"I'll use 'em if it need be."
He closed his eyes. Took a deep breath. Held it.
"...thank you."
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