Hades~
Rook's mouth hung open. "What?"
I lit a cigarette and took a relaxing puff. "She wanted me to spare you."
Rook's expression was one of pure, stunned disbelief. His mouth opened slightly, the shock freezing him in place. He looked at me, a dawning horror in his eyes as he grappled with the reality of what I'd just said.
His hands fell limply to his sides, the gun slipping from his grasp and landing on the cold floor with a hollow clatter. He blinked, shaking his head slightly, as if hoping the movement would dispel the words that still hung in the air.
"The… princess?" he whispered, barely able to form the words. "She… she wanted me spared?"
I took a long drag of my cigarette, letting the smoke curl upward, obscuring my expression as I watched him. "Did you think I would spare you out of kindness?" I asked, my voice low and edged with disdain. "No, Rook. If it were up to me, you'd have been dead before you ever set foot back here."
