When he arrived at the main area he saw Simon,Monika,Anna,Alice and a guy called John waiting for him,he was not surprised by that in the least considering what Monica said to him earlier it was predictable that she would bring more people to talk to him.
-Listen.i know that it looks like we are ganging up on you but after what Monica told us we really need to discuss a few things with you before you do something stupid.
Started Simon with a deadly serious tone,his usual smile nowhere to be seen.
Tommy nodded and when everyone was seated The big guy started to speak again.
-Well it's partially our fault for not telling you about some of the rules but you never even showed any sign of plotting an escape plan so everyone assumed you just came to terms with being an exile.
-To be honest with you there was no plan until I saw that resupply vessel.
Tommy interjected.
-That explains a lot.Simon nodded.
-If Monica didn't tell me what happened the last time someone tried to escape,then not on this one but on one of the future transports i would have tried to escape.
Continued Tommy.
-But since i know now that all of the people here would suffer if i tried, that option went out the window.
Tommy finished his sentence looking gloomy and looking down on the table.
-Well that's good to hear but why did you want to escape? What's out there that's so important to you that you would risk your life to get out?
This time it was Alice who spoke.
Tommy raised his head to look at them.
-Revenge.
He answered her,and at that moment everyone felt a chill run down their spines, sensing the blood lust emanating from him.
They never saw this side of him,he was like a completely different person.
Gone was the guy who always did his own things but helped when asked too.
Tommy they were looking at now gave off the aura of a cold blooded killer and his eyes were empty,devoid of any emotion.
It lasted only a moment but everyone could swear that it was hours.
The aura around him disappeared as quickly as it appeared,when he saw that all of them were frightened.
-I'm sorry.I just lost control for a moment.
Tommy apologized to them.
They still looked horrified after they saw him in that state.
Simon was the first one to get his emotions under control.
-It's ok, I know that it's not easy to control yourself sometimes.
Said the big guy with understanding in his voice.
-What the hell was that?
Asked Alice the moment she got her voice back and the others nodded.
-That was his bloodlust, you said it yourself that he was a mercenary so it's not strange that he has it.
Answered Simon
-What is strange is that it's so thick at his age and that he can control it.
-I have been a mercenary since i was 16 now i'm 22 and in that time i had to kill dozens of people on my missions and as far as i know the more you kill the easier it gets and at some point bloodlust is formed and it gets thicker the more people you kill.
Tommy said in a serious and steady voice.
-It has its uses but on the battlefield it can betray your position so if you want to survive you have to find a way to control it and it's not easy to learn how to control it and maintain that control.
Everyone was stunned after hearing his explanation.
-Now can you tell me about the rules I don't know yet?
Tommy asked,his voice back to normal now.
-Ok we got side tracked.Said Simon, he was probably the only one that was over the shocking revelation they just had.
-First of all we have a rule not to ask for the reasons you were sent here.
-Next there is a rule that nobody tries to escape and if someone tries we have to do all we can to stop him.
There are also rules against violence,meaning that we try to solve a problem before someone gets hurt.
To be honest if you went on a rampage in here we probably could do nothing to stop you but i judging from your previous behavior you can control yourself.
And you know the rest so i won't repeat them for no reason.
When Simon finished speaking the rest of them were already over the shock and Anna spoke up.
-Tommy we didn't come here to trigger you, we just wanted to make sure that you didn't do something stupid and get us all into trouble.
-That's right. Alice chimed in.
-Tommy please promise me that you wont try to escape on a supply vessel.
She pleaded knowing that he hated to promise something he couldn't keep.
-I can promise you that I won't try to escape on a transport ship.
Tommy said with a serious tone.
-That's good enough for me. Said Alice and Simon at the same time.
The others nodded but stopped when Tommy held out his hand to stop them.
-However I won't promise you not to try to escape. If I find a way to do it, that will not put you in harm's way I'll take it.
Everyone was stunned once again.
This time it was John that spoke first.
-I can accept that .
He said it was the first time he spoke this entire time.
Simon nodded in agreement and so did the rest.
-Now that it's done, do you have anything else? If not then I'll be taking my leave.
He stood up and left when nobody said anything.
Back in his room he was lying on his bunk looking at the ceiling.
-Well that was one strange meeting, I wonder if now all of them will be scared of me.
He tried his best to hide his other side so that everyone wouldn't be afraid of him but now it was impossible to hide it.
The last thing he wanted to happen was to get everyone scared of him,but he couldn't help it when Alice asked for his reasons. All the memories of what the Henderson's had taken from him came flooding his mind and he lost control for a moment.
-No sense crying over the spilled milk. He said out loud and went to sleep.