Prologue
The blade sliced through his finger,
He didn't even scream. He couldn't.
Not even as crimson droplets fell to the stone floor.
"Shut up," I commanded him, my voice unwavering.
"What if I don't want to?" he responds, almost daringly, baring his teeth like a feral dog.
I lift my knife at him, the tip of the blade pointing at the other man's head in a threatening manner.
"I'll force this through your skull if you don't". The look on my face alone seems to convince him to quiet down.
I have already gotten a hold of him. What was I going to do with him? I can almost hear you ask. He was probably going to bleed out anyway.
Well, you would be right.
The man opposite me nods, although I know he is dreading his entire day, his existence even. He just wanted to be a rat.