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Chapter 28 - plan

~Priscilla~( March 3 79Ad):

We sat down to eat. The only person who felt really awkward after all that had happened was me. That idiot acted like nothing happened. He ate joyfully!!

Thankfully Dusan broke this awkward silence (only I felt it awkward).

"So what's the plan?"

"We go in and kill my uncle!!"

"HOW MANY TIMES SHOULD I TELL YOU? IT IS NOT THAT EASY AS YOU MAKE IT SOUND!!", I lost my temper.

"Then what else can we do?!"

"I need to think..."

After some time, "the idiot" started another conversation.

"Fine... At least tell me when we are leaving for this trip. I wanna have some fun"

"Trip? What trip?"

"Yeah, this killing my uncle and reviving my position thing..."

What the heck was wrong with this guy's brain?!

"You make it sound like we're going for a picnic or something!! It's revenge dude!! You should make a fool proof plan!! Or...."

"Or you'll end up being dead.", Dusan finished my sentence. He was a smart guy...

He never interrupted any argument between me and Augustus. He would stand in a corner and watch the whole drama, occasionally giggling. Yeah, anybody outside watching us would typically do the same. And the one to be embarrassed would usually be me!! He had no shame!

We were silent again. For a long time now. I was finally able to finish my meal in peace. And after all this explaining, I didn't realize that today's menu was vegetarian. I didn't complain, because I personally think veganism is good and support it whole heartedly.

But unfortunately for me, meat is necessary, for my health. Especially sea food and red meat. I have a tendency to lose a lot of blood during my periods. The days are long and the flow is high. And I end up being anemic. I was even hospitalised once.

I don't like killing animals... You might be asking, "then why did you agree in killing Augy's uncle?"

Well, he was a bad man with bad personality, and wouldn't care a bit about others, if he had a chance to gain more power... Such a person doesn't deserve to live. I don't believe in hell, but I believe in reincarnation. So if you are to pay for your sins in your latter lives, you'd be paying without even knowing what you did wrong to deserve this punishment!!

And as for animals, they don't have that sense to understand that killing is wrong. And they don't kill for fun! Only if it's necessary, like for food or survival. They don't have the "6th sense". That doesn't mean that they can't feel pain!!

Now back to the topic.

"So when can we-", Augustus started...

"First the plan. Dusan and I will leave to your uncle's mansion and find ourselves some job there, then find his weakness and accordingly make our move. And until then you are supposed to keep your ass right here!!", I deviced the plan right that second because, I couldn't stand Augustus's pestering.

"Plan B?"

"We'll go to your uncle's mansion, and give him your whereabouts!!"

"Plan A is fine..."

"So when shall we implement it?", Dusan asked.

"3 days hence", I answered.

"That long!!", Augy frowned.

"That soon." , Dusan corrected.

(March 6 79AD):

Finally the day came!! I couldn't stand Augy's excitement!! It was us who were leaving and not him!! I don't understand the reason for his excitement.

I asked him a few basic details about his uncle, like his name.

"You don't know my uncle's name?"

"Why am I supposed to know YOUR uncle's name!!"

"It's Austin."

With that Dusan and I left. We arrived at the mansion in a few hours, and were stopped outside by the guards. One of them went in to inform and came out after what felt like hours...

He then took us to Augy's uncle. When we first met him, all my assumptions, I had made about him were wrong! He was lean and well built and was in his 20s!! (I am sure, you can guess what I assumed).

Dusan pushed my lower jaw up to close my mouth, which had apparently dropped down in awe. So embarrassing!! He had Augustus's hair and eyes, and rather looked like his older brother!!