Ambition

Alexa hadn't thought of any of this, she just wanted to survive. She felt very stupid for having forgotten her brother's words. There was a murderer looking for her in the city! A murderer allegedly hired by the bishop himself.

"Does he need a saint and does it have to be just me? I think you realized that I am a very ordinary person."

"Perhaps you were born for this glorious moment," said the killer. Alexa realized that they were going to what had previously been the cathedral cemetery. They had time to encircle it and lift some headstones again, but everything looked like a macabre construction site.

"Hey, don't be like that. I really prefer to negotiate."

"I cannot negotiate, princess. There's some honor in this business. And in fact, the advantage will be all yours..."