The pair walked up the Eighty Sins in silence. He was ahead of her, though only slightly. She kept her respectable distance out of reverence. Certainly not of fear. She had seen death before to be certain. But this...
Finally he broke the silence as they neared the gate of the Sultana.
"Bad bit of business that was. I'm sorry, Ser, but... you needed to see."
"To see what exactly?", she replied curtly.
"Her. To see what she has become. What she is capable of."
They walked on a few more paces in silence.
"Did Natalie murder those Blades?"
"No. She ordered Kage to."
The Knight scoffed. "Not even the courage to carry out her own dirty work. And he just followed right in line, the whipped cur."
More silence. They had passed through the gate by now and were about to turn down the main boulevard when he stopped and faced her.
"Look... ah... You heard what I told Alexei to do. I'm an accessory now..."
She knew in her gut where this was going. But what could she do at this point? She was also a witness, though not directly involved in the dealings. She took a deep breath. This was not the time to falter.
"I hear many things in the desert, Ser. But sometimes the wind does blow hard across my ears..."
She could not tell if his expression changed behind his mask. He saluted her, which she returned.
"You have my thanks..."
They parted ways after that. He turned left... she turned right.
Finally he broke the silence as they neared the gate of the Sultana.
"Bad bit of business that was. I'm sorry, Ser, but... you needed to see."
"To see what exactly?", she replied curtly.
"Her. To see what she has become. What she is capable of."
They walked on a few more paces in silence.
"Did Natalie murder those Blades?"
"No. She ordered Kage to."
The Knight scoffed. "Not even the courage to carry out her own dirty work. And he just followed right in line, the whipped cur."
More silence. They had passed through the gate by now and were about to turn down the main boulevard when he stopped and faced her.
"Look... ah... You heard what I told Alexei to do. I'm an accessory now..."
She knew in her gut where this was going. But what could she do at this point? She was also a witness, though not directly involved in the dealings. She took a deep breath. This was not the time to falter.
"I hear many things in the desert, Ser. But sometimes the wind does blow hard across my ears..."
She could not tell if his expression changed behind his mask. He saluted her, which she returned.
"You have my thanks..."
They parted ways after that. He turned left... she turned right.
