Beneath the Surface    

"Druger, what about Rain, Hana, and the others?" one of the townsfolk asked.

 

Druger paused a moment before he replied, "We will leave Hana here . . . And we still need Rain to take care of the children if our plan fails and war breaks loose."

 

"But . . . he's a player," the townsfolk protested, uncertainty in their tone.

 

"We don't have a choice," Druger interjected firmly. "And from the past days that we have been here, we've learned that Rain is a decent player. We can trust him."

 

The others only exchanged a worried look while Druger left the others and went to find Rain inside the shelter. He found Rain sitting calmly inside together with the others, as if he had been expecting him.

 

Rain looked at Druger with a strangely calm expression. "Is it over?"