Chapter 260: Arrival of an Old Enemy
Book 5: Network Principles
I considered killing him. It was probably the smartest thing to do right there. But he was here half dead, begging for help, and as much as I disliked whatever he was for the games he had forced us through, somehow no one had been killed from his actions.
No, I couldn’t kill him. At least not yet. He had tried to kill Glorp, and there were likely countless other names of the dead he was responsible for, but I had learned something from running this empire.
There was a value in what people knew. And this monster knew a lot, the least of it being just why he would ever come here begging me for help of all people. Resigned to that reality, I pulled up a chat window.
| Dave: Rabyn, find Pryte and meet me in the forest behind my house. We have a problem. Rabyn: Okay. What’s going on? Dave: Korl is here, half dead and begging for help. Karlinovo: Kill him. Rabyn: Don’t do that. He can probably tell us who the factions were that hired him in the first place. Dave: Yes, I already decided not to. Though we are going to have to have a talk about why you want him dead, Karlinovo. Karlinovo: Fine, but make sure he’s secured. I’ll explain my encounters with him later. Rabyn: Pryte said bring him to the bus. Timon left him a way inside. Dave: Be there shortly.
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