Chapter 10: Traitor (2)
"He fears me," Desmond said, his eyes glaring at Arlen’s back. "That’s why he doesn’t want me to be with him in the same carriage."
Kai mutely listened, his face flushed from the all the wine they had drunk. Arlen had divided them into two groups. Arlen, Shae, and Sonia would guard Mr. Beedle in one carriage. On the other, Desmond, Simon, and Kai would have all the brooms.
"Humph!" Desmond snorted. "We are doing it. Before taking the broomsticks to the air."
"What?!" Kai spat. "This wasn’t the plan. We agreed to blackmail Arlen and get some Mission Credits and Items."
"That was then, this is now," Desmond said, his eyes blazing red.
"He is a wizard," Kai said sharply. "No kind of ambush guarantees our victory."
"Don’t forget my Skill - Minor Soul Shaker," Desmond said. "It’s a Charged Triggered Skill."
"But he is the Captain of Guard."
"Your Mission has nothing to do with what happens to Arlen. Or who the Captain of Guard is."
Kai’s eyes narrowed at Desmond’s reply.
"You want me to hold back Simon," Kai said, guessing as much. "I am not too sure about it."