Ziu Patek

 "Igna, why are you glaring at those men so intently?"

 "To mark my territory," said he half-in-jest, "-Let's sit, Mr. and Mrs. Nao are coming."

Most of the guests were present. A priest of the Syhton Church arrived with a lamp and a book in hand. Multiple followers walked shy of his back; the scattered groups gathered to fill the hall. The parents stood at the front; the father's emotion remained stoic; the mother had to be comforted multiple times by family members. 

 'The reality of killing someone,' thought he, '-is that the departed always leaves things unfinished. I kill without mercy, only after that, the guilt grips my heart, then again, an unknown sense of calm sweeps the pain away.'

Patek's entourage sat directly behind. Ziu pressed no issue in breathing down Igna's neck. The intimidation went on even as the priest prayed for the lost soul.

 "Can't believe the lady died so early," said one of the countless faces in Patek's entourage.