The silence in Kid's office was suffocating as Leo mulled over Kid's desperate offer to become a loyal dog.
Simultaneously, Leo's clone remained poised with the dagger, just a twitch away from ending Kid's life, as although the minutes ticked by, and the cost of sustaining a clone was considerable, Leo showed no signs of dissipating it.
'A loyal dog, huh? But can a liar ever truly be a loyal dog?' Leo wondered, as his gaze bore into Kid's trembling form, his expression unreadable.
Finally, after thinking for several minutes, he broke the silence.
"How am I supposed to trust a single word you're saying, Captain? Your credibility was lost the moment I found that footprint in my backyard." His voice was calm, almost conversational, but the glint in his eyes promised violence.
