Chapter 5
"Ouch!"
Yoren felt a sharp jolt in his head, his vision darkening as a ringing noise filled his ears.
Vina hadn't even swung hard—she had only tapped him lightly with the hammer, as if expressing her dissatisfaction. But even that was enough to send him crashing to the ground.
Lying there like a lifeless ragdoll, Yoren could barely make out the voices of the two women conversing above him. Their words drifted in and out, erratic and distant.
"Is this infected person one of your Glasgow gang members?"
"That's right. And I won't let you hand him over to the Ursus military police. I'm taking him with me, Winter. I know you're strong, but I suggest you don't do anything pointless."
"Vina, tell me—why is a member of the Glasgow gang infected with Oripathy? And why are you in Chernobog?"
"That's none of your business."
"I've been hearing rumors. Foreign gang members have been showing up in Ursus lately. Is that your Glasgow gang?"
"I said, it's none of your business."
"King of Advancement, Vina—answer me. Are you smuggling Originium to some underground faction within Ursus?"