A Friend's Commitment

Austin slowly comprehended Remus' words. His feeling of confusion shifted to understanding before finally transitioning to embarrassment.

"So you're saying..." the young lad hesitated. His cheeks were a little flushed, displaying an inexperience regarding matters outside of the educations he received.

"To put it simply, accounting the modern age we live in, these forms of labor often go unrecognized, and are rarely, if ever, respectfully rewarded. An appropriate sense of fulfillment during one's final moments would be quite difficult to achieve, whether it involves murder or not." As he was talking, Remus steadily locked eyes with Leo, catching the latter's attention before continuing, "Perhaps the more highly successful street workers are capable of acquiring a different outcome, but that is a goal I doubt the majority of these women can manage in their lifetimes."