A MADMAN'S OBSESSION
Before the man could finish what he wanted to say, Zandrei stepped forward and drove his knee into the man’s ribs.
The crack echoed and the man screamed in pain.
“I said,” Zandrei corrected softly, crouching in front of him, voice almost gentle, “that betrayal is expensive.”
He leaned closer.
“And you,” he added quietly, “are very, very expensive.”
The man sobbed openly now begging. “They threatened my wife! My son! I had no choice!”
Zandrei watched him for a long moment.
Then he sighed.
“You know what bothers me?” he asked.