As someone who finds himself frequently in the middle of mass destruction I've learned to take it all in stride. You know really take the time to smell the ruin around you enjoying each destroyed landscape. Some people appreciate fine art, I've become a destruction appreciator (its a term I just invented deal with it). I also know that despite things being on fire and corpses all around there is always something to salvage and this place was no different (especially the cash boxes for paying the workers). So it was in the midst of this that I heard a large amount of hooves and readied my pistols (I had retreived the hanlon ones I had arrived with, though I kept an extra gun belt slung over my shoulder just in case reinforcements arrived). To my pleasant surprise it was Hanlon and a large group of men, and not a bunch of former Red Handers that showed up.
"Well I see this worked out as I had expected." Hanlon had a riderless horse riding beside him, I could tell from the saddle bags it was probably meant for me.
"You expected me to blow up the ship and kill the rest of the people setting the town on fire in the process?"
"Actually yes." Hanlon made an effort to smile, it wasn't a good one but there it was.
"I'll just ignore the fact you have a small army here and therefore could have probably accomplished what I did with less effort." It was for the best to not get angry at my psuedo benefactor, because it was a waste of time for the most part.
"Oh these people? They aren't soldiers their salvagers, I plan on getting all I can out of the ship."
"The grotto is crumbling and I don't think there is much left."
"My men will find a way believe me." He pointed in the direction of the smoking crater and the majority of his men dismounted and made their way toward it. I do have to say something looked off about them, and not in the they just go headfirst into a smoking cave way. I tell you I've never met someone who works for Hanlon that doesn't seem more off than anything else.
"So we're done here?"
"Well you're done here I have some work to do. I don't have to mention not to tell anyone right?"
"Of course of course, times have changed, the Guard frown on mass murder I'm told."
"Well Mass murder they didn't committ yes they frown on it a little, the horse has your payment and train ticket, pleasure doing business with you Trezlan."
"Same to you Hanlon." It was not a pleasure never was, but you know there are always lies you tell others to make sure they don't pick up on that. Not that I think I can lie to Hanlon, he's not human, but still people like to keep our illusions especially me. I had an uneventful ride back to the train station and from there back home. Unfortunately when I got there Nidget had a damn problem that needed resolved right away, because I CAN'T HAVE ONE DAY ONE STUPID DAMN DAY! CURSE YOU MIDGET!!!!
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