"Sorry about that Lieutenant but you did shoot two men in cold blood." The sheriff unlocked the cells and Kyriac and Rolando exited, none the worse for the wear for the day of time they'd lost. The locals even returned their weapons with ammo, and their supplies which was the least they could do.
"It's ok we killed two people on arrival that's always enough to warrant a further look." It wasn't actually ok to Rolando, it pissed him off locals thought they could contain him or Kyriac. He wanted imperial command to reprimand these assholes for slowing he and Kyriac's work down. Effectively letting the cult prepare for them.
"At least you understand Lieutenant. And it wasn't bombs, it was poison, fairly nasty one too, damn near ate through the containment device we exploded it in." Rolando would have felt better with bombs, poison meant someone in the cult was a chemist, or at the very least really lucky with mixing dangerous things.
"Thank you sheriff we're already delayed, nice meeting you." Kyriac walked outside first and Rolando followed, it was mid morning one of the planets suns was coming up and Rolando shielded his eyes from the blue light. Both men didn't really know what to do, Rolando lead them to the center of town near a nice fountain and then sat down for a minute.
"You don't have any idea what to do next do you?"
"I was hoping time in jail would help me come up with a better plan."
"Did it?"
"Well I'm sitting at a fountain wondering the best way to ask about a cult of murderers, so no." Kyriac joined him on the bench.
"At least your honest."
"Oh I wouldn't go that far Kyriac." Rolando smiled and figured things will work themselves out, the cult already tried to kill him once, surely they'll try again. Surely.
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