Kadricke wasn't going to turn around at first. It would have been gratifying to see Derot's death, but he wasn't interested at the moment. He didn't want to think about it. He had to deal with the mess Derot had left behind, as much as his blood felt like lead, before he did anything else.
But then he stopped. Before his men could say anything and before the other Coalition members even thought to notice something since they were all too busy pondering on the same problem as Kadricke, Kadricke stopped walking.
He couldn't even pinpoint why he stopped. It was just a vague feeling of something being wrong.
While turning around, he realized part of it.
The metal clanging sound that rang out just before a head dropped to the ground.
What was that?
Kadricke could even begin to think of possible answers to that question. Fortunately, he just had to turn around to get his answer.
It was not a good one.
