Rolando awoke angry. He didn't know what his father hit him with, but he did know Trezlan was gone and Dubois was left. He couldn't be mad at the assassin, he was of course just doing his job, but he was pissed as all get out at his own father. Trezlan was a liar and worse, but he thought just this one time the old man would be honest with him, he thought wrong, and he knew that, but it still burned him up inside.
"So you'll not take me to where you dropped off my father?" It was a useless question both men knew it, but pride demanded it be asked.
"You need to understand what must be done and move forward." Dubois was not a verbose man, he let actions speak for him.
"We'll have to agree to disagree, so what now?"
"Now we kill Lyn's assassins, and then we kill Lyn, he's not on planet mind you, but I know where he is." Dubois did not in fact know where Lyn was, but he knew he could find him, its what he did.
"I can help with the assassins that's within my duty, but if you expect me to go off planet that would get me kicked out of the military for sure."
"Fair enough Lieutenant, but I will warn you I value my life above yours if the choice is there."
"I understand Dubois same to you." The assassin cracked what went for his smile and then exited the shuttle into the dank undercity portion of society. Rolando paused for a moment, wondering what exactly he'd agreed to, and then followed after.
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