Aksai nodded to himself, pleased with the thoroughness of the cleanup.
His gaze shifted to Lini, who remained silent but watchful, her eyes flicking between Aksai and the puppets with a mix of wariness and shock.
"Well, that takes care of that," Aksai said casually, as if they hadn't just executed two enemies and erased all evidence of the act. He walked over to the severed heads, nudging one with his boot before looking back at Lini.
"Ready to disappear from the face of the Dadangar Subcontinent?" he asked, his tone light, almost conversational, as if this were just another routine task. In many ways, it was—for him, at least.
Aksai noticed the fear in Lini's eyes as she stuttered, backing away instinctively. "What… what are you planning to do?" she asked, her voice trembling, unable to mask the terror building inside her.
