Leon's smile faded.
He crouched down, eyes gleaming.
"You'll do anything, huh?"
His question lingered in the silence.
The monster's silence was worse than a blade.
The beggar didn't know whether to beg louder or stop breathing altogether.
The beggar, still with his head on the ground, replied with fear visible in his voice.
"Yes—I will do anything..."
Leon paused for a moment; the beggar's fate was already sealed in his mind—he would die just like the other one. Still, Leon offered him a sliver of opportunity to speak, to plead his case.
But that hope was nothing more than a cruel illusion.
"Hmm... but you have already betrayed the duke's eldest son by telling me who was behind the attack." His eyes turned sharp as he continued.
"So how can I trust you now?"
NOOO!
