"You tried to buy me off once," you say, "and you think I'll fall for it again. Keep your gold, you worm. Any luster it had, it lost when it went through your hands."
You start to walk toward the door, but as you do so, you see Drazha's eyes widen. "Look out, Basileios!" she shouts, and you turn to see Utrio with a fine-pointed throwing knife in his hand. As he throws the knife at you, you dodge to one side, the blade slicing into the muscle of your chest. As you stagger backward, Drazha rushes past you and leaps upon Utrio. "Who…who are you?" says the slavemaster. "Get off me, slave!"
"Just a slave, am I?" says Drazha. "You take me prisoner and you don't even care who I am. Well, just look what this slave of yours can do."
Drazha drags Utrio toward his balcony. When he sees what is coming, Utrio begins to wail and moan, but Drazha is unrelenting. With a mighty heave, she pitches the slavemaster over the lip of the balcony and down into the courtyard below. Utrio's screams amplify for a moment, then, with a final crunch, cease completely.
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