Beam nodded. "That's all I was looking for."
"I suppose I could help too if things get real bad," Judas said quietly with a cautious look at Greeves. Greeves just shrugged in response.
"Do what you want, but I'll be charging you to use Judas and his boys, lad – so you'd better make sure to use them wisely," Greeves said.
"I will."
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Beam left Greeves' office after their discussion had concluded with a heavy feeling in his chest. He felt like there was something else was meant to be doing, as though he was wasting time on all this, missing the bigger picture.
But what even was the bigger picture? The culprit behind all this? Hadn't he already considered that and concluded that he had no conclusive evidence to go on anyone? He ran through the same thoughts again and again in his head whilst wearing a grimace. The village Elder was continually the only face that came to mind. But for so many monsters to be popping up, could one man really be behind it all?
