Prologue

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.