Chapter twenty-four
Gerald
It happened so fast.
They came out of nowhere, quiet, stealthy, and undetectable.
We were surrounded now. Almost thirty burly-looking men to two of us.
Landen and I banded into a circle, each of us facing the men around us.
They were heavily armed with different weapons but mostly swords. No firearmin sight.
Good. That would make my work easier.
I should have known this was going to happen.
I had sensed it.
"Who is your leader here?* I demanded, my voice cutting through the chaos like steel. I already knew who he was, but I wanted him to say it.
He stood out towering over the rest, muscles taut beneath his armor, with a long chonmage that swayed like a black banner of defiance. The rogue shifted around him, their sharks quieting.
"Who wants to know?"
