Chapter 130: Who I Am
Right on Ivana’s shoulder were deep jagged scars that were darkly visible on her pale flesh. Some were old, faded to thin silver lines but other were new, raw and still healing and those were signs of a recent brutality. I cocked my head at the sight, leaning forward so I could get a closer look at it, I stared at the horror that had been done.
I lifted my gaze to stare at Ivana who sat still as she exposed herself to me. A look of indifference was on her face but I could see the way her bottom lip trembled only slightly. She wasn’t the type to show her vulnerability. I know she wore her arrogance like a shield and the reason why she gave witty remarks was because that was the only weapon she knows. She uses her tongue as a sword to cut down anyone in her path since she was unable to fight physically. But now, sitting here opposite her as I stared into her eyes, I could sense the desperation coming from her and also the fear.
"Who did this to you?" I asked, my voice coming out as a whisper.
Ivana sniffed as she adjusted her clothes, pulling it back into place as she fixed herself up. "Who do you think?"
"Lord Skarde did this to you?" I asked horrified how one man could be so brutal.
I mean I’ve been on my own end of brutality from men but this was just horrific. My father may be an evil bastard but he knows damn well than to do anything than to break my skin which is why we always have the tears of the mermaid always available and besides he doesn’t have the heart to do it himself so he sends Madam Heidi to dole out the punish he was too scared to do.
"Now will you help me kill him?" She asked me.
I leaned backwards in my seat considering the question. Having to eliminate Lord Skarde was no major problem. I had killed before and after witnessing the horror right in front of me, I realized it was something that I would do again after witnessing the crimes he committed in society. The world could after all deal with one less evil in the world but there was just one problem. Killing such an authority figure who possessed significant power required more complications and that was something I couldn’t afford after all.
So after considering all of that, I decided that I already had my answer. "No!"