Did you see her?

Another moment of silence filled the room as neither Penny nor Slater broke it. Slater kept his eyes on his sister, while Penny kept her gaze downward.

"One more thing we should remember is…" she trailed off, slowly raising her eyes to meet Slater's. "Someone's going to kill him."

"If not me, then I'm sure they'll find someone else to do it." Slater let out a shallow breath. "Initially, I don't know why I was chosen. It's not that I'm special, to be honest. It's just… even if I fail, nothing will trace back to me."

"Did Zoren manage to find those people?"

"I don't know." Slater shook his head. "Though I did pay them all a visit — killed a few, but the people who taught me the skills I use are nowhere to be found. They all just disappear without a trace, which doesn't surprise me. After all, they were a powerful group that moved in total secrecy."