"Trezlan Lorentino you are to be hung until dead do you understand that?" Hanging is so boring as a method of execution, I prefer something with more flare like I dunno death by letting someone live as long as they choose, most of our cursed with that one! The man in front of me was named Boyle, he was shaved bald and had a weird rune inscribed into his scalp. I couldn't read it since he didn't show it to me for long, but if I had to hazard a guess it was anti magic. We were sitting in a room with two chairs, I was shackled, Boyle was not.
"Nope you lost me." This was all my own fault really, should have left Val to his own devices. But no I had to make my presence known and then get in trouble with the very anti magic Guard despite me being their dumb savior multiple times at this point.
"You know Mr. Lorentino this is what I think the world will miss the most about you, your wit." His sarcasm was of course cutting.
"I'm not going anywhere baldy, you'll see I'll get out of this, I always do." He smiled, he was wearing a neat suit, all custom tailored no lines showing, very expensive.
"I'm quite sure you won't. First we'll have the show trial, I'm sure you'll be an idiot and scream about persecution. Then we'll move to your execution, public of course, the plan is to tie a rope around your neck and use a horse to pull you up, it will not be a quick death for sure." Particularly ugly for strangulation if I do say so myself. Its what scares me about people in charge, when they put their minds to it, they can come up with nasty stuff.
"A trial? Perfect, I'll prove my innocence and you'll all be thanking me."
"There is of course another way to excape the noose Mr. Lorentino." His eyes were kind of dull, I noticed that earlier he was of dull intelligence, the kind of witless worm giving instruction by his betters with no actual intelligence of his own. Which had me wondering who pulled his strings.
"Oh I like this, now is the time you offer me a deal for some despicable act I'll readily agree to, and then after I succeed you double cross me and I'll kill you all." It was my go to when dealing with authorities.
Boyle smiled, "Oh Mr. Lorentino you are such a treasure." And he left. Which I'll admit left me wondering what he was going to say before I spoke. A thought I frequently have I must admit.
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