Chapter 41 (1/2)

41.MAKING A DEAL WITH THE RULER

“Then, let´s change up the conditions and carefully a.n.a.lyze Havella´s case. First… Her a.s.sa.s.sination mission wasn´t successful. This was unrelated to her contribution in the battle. The reason behind the failure was because I was at that place. With there being just the strength of the a.s.sa.s.sins that went to that place, I could easily overwhelm them, thus making the chance of them killing Vrad being zero. I would like you to have knowledge of that.”

Nyuks raised her eyebrows.

[You held a grudge over that man, didn´t you? Then it shouldn´t matter that a.s.sa.s.sins came to kill him. There was no reason for you to protect him. Are you also going to say that you couldn´t let him die because of this girl?]

“I can tell you without doubts that my answer is “no” in regards of that. I am not so naive to the point I would have thoughts such as having Havella avoid dirtying her hands. To begin with, all the people present in this place, with me included, have already dirtied their hands before. If I was thinking of Havella, then it would make more sense to let her kill him already and let her escape.”

[Hmm, makes sense. Continue.]

“There is no mistake that the matter about me holding a grudge over Vrad is correct. I do not have the slightest intention to hide it. My hatred for him was my starting point after all. It is because of that that I want to kill that man with my own hands. And it isn´t just simply killing him. I want to have his death be dramatic; I want it to be perfect; I won´t rest if I don´t gift him the best despair there is. Because of that, it would be troublesome for me if I had him die at that place.”

Nyuks was looking at Willian with the same eyes of someone looking with interest at a toy.

“I have a proposal for that. There is nothing that can write off Havella´s faults of the failure of the a.s.sa.s.sination other than having it be successful. Could you entrust this whole matter to me?”

[The deadline?]

“Within five years.”

Nyuks eyes became wide open. Those eyes were cold and had a hint of hopelessness in it.

[Are you making fun of me? To say you will kill him in five years even though you need to kill him right now…. As to be expected, not even me can stand such a bad excuse. So are we settling this with all the three of you dying here, Willian Rivius!?]

The shout was too cold to be thought of as a shout of anger. However, Nyuks was angry. If this was to continue as it is, the three were going to die. They didn´t know which way they were going to be killed, but they didn´t feel like they would be able to run away from the killing intent of the person in front of their eyes at all.

“It is close to impossible to kill him now. Even if we were to have that Bai long with us to kill Vrad, who surely fortified the security, it would not be enough combat strength. I would like to remind you that the second prince, Eahart, was at that place. Presently, the count Vrad is probably being protected by the royalty with their dignity in line. To kill him right away… only you would be capable of succeeding in such outing.”

The anger in Nyuks eyes wouldn´t vanish. She was expecting the impossible to be made possible. Having Vrad killed within five years was something that any a.s.sa.s.sin would be capable of. This was too weak for a proposal.

“To begin with, why was his a.s.sa.s.sination planned to happen at that place? It would have been just fine to have him killed in his own residence without any people knowing of it. Rather, this way would have been much easier for the a.s.sa.s.sins. In that case, would there be any need for it to happen there?”

The anger in Nyuks eyes dimmed, and a hint of interest started to appear.

“This was done to be set as a lesson for him. To die in front of the royalty is the most unsightly way to die for a n.o.ble. That was the condition of the mission. The client is a n.o.ble, and also a person that hates count Vrad extremely, am I wrong?”

The n.o.bility had the role of protecting the royalty. That same n.o.bility was going to be killed in front of the eyes of the royalty. Just by having the royalty caught up into the matter is enough to cause discomfort. If one gets their displeasure, not only would that very person die, but his honor would be blemished, and it was also possible for the whole household to be destroyed. It was possible to imagine that this was the vengeance plan of a n.o.ble.

“Hence, thinking about the client´s wishes, I´ve thought of a even better plan to have the count taste the h.e.l.l of this world. I need about five years of time to set it up. Of course, if it is to just kill him, I can do so anytime then. However, in order to satisfy the desire of revenge… time is necessary.”

The eyes Nyuks was looking at Willian with completely changed.

“I will prepare for the count an exuberant and dramatic death; the ultimate living h.e.l.l that is impossible for a.s.sa.s.sins to prepare. It shall be to the point that he will regret not having died then… How is it? Although it is impossible to kill him right now, to kill him in a suitable place for the deed is to respect the client´s wishes. For that sake, would you give me time and wager on me?”

The darkness of the night fell in silence. An instant of tension; she could kill them if she simply wanted to. That feeling of tension a.s.saulted Willian.

[…This will suffice for the a.s.sa.s.sination. However, it is not enough.]

Although it had been a very difficult bridge to cross, Willian was able to cross over it. There were many holes regarding his plan to take over the a.s.sa.s.sination mission. In first place, all Willian had was an a.s.sumption about the client´s motives. If he had been wrong, he would have been immediately killed. He hoped he was correct. If it wasn´t, there would be nothing that he could do. Pretty much all of it went just the way he hoped for. Willian had been lucky.

“While it is fine for me to take over the mission, I still need to make up for the a.s.sa.s.sin that has failed her mission… Would it be something along this line?

[You are really good at guessing. I will leave this job to you. However, that girl has already set her foot onto the path of an a.s.sa.s.sin. I don´t need compensation for those that died, but I need people that are alive. The compensation for one life; can you pay for it?

Willian was indeed really lucky. Willian took away the thing that he had hanging on his neck and hidden at his chest. It was a red, bright and beautiful…

“It is this ruby. It´s size and cut quality is of the highest grade. The craftsmans.h.i.+p was done by a designer employed by the Teirah family…. Could you accept this as the compensation?”

The ruby he received from Lutogarde. It was aching that he would have to hand it over, but to protect something precious, he needed to sacrifice something of equal value.

[That´s not a bad article. This is indeed a very extraordinary price for a single little girl. You are not bad at striking deals.]