Wisdom Transcends Violence

Euri had been afraid that Mr. Vernon would have called for the help of law enforcement by now, which would bar him from executing his plan. But thankfully, the man wasn't so stupid as to involve the police in a conflict with loan sharks, not when the fault was mostly his own.

But Mr. Vernon had not taken any decisive steps at all since he had escaped, a fact that he realized only after circling the house several times and peeking past curtain-covered windows.

Aemon and Jameson had probably been fed some kind of sleeping medicine to keep them tuckered out while he contemplated his next move. Euri discovered them both lying soundly inside a spare bedroom, their wounds cleaned up.

Jameson, in particular, would need professional help. So Vernon did not have much time on his hands.