003 (Rivelata)
Well.
The current situation is...embarrassing, to say the least.
The legendary thief, captured. The battle-hardened warrior, kidnapped.
And why? A beginner's mistake. An instant's foolishness. No less than I deserve, I'm sure a certain coarse martial artist would say (several, actually, if I'm not mistaken).
But what was I to do? Leave him behind? I don't turn my back on partners. Not anymore. And haven't I proven that, over and over again?
That's all in the past now. Now, the future is more pressing.
No guarantees - when are there ever? But reduced to offering my body as payment for freedom? Even more risky than I am letting on. The guards have thus far expressed no interest in such things. And I have nothing else.
Enough. This whole ridiculous business grates on my nerves.
The current situation is...embarrassing, to say the least.
The legendary thief, captured. The battle-hardened warrior, kidnapped.
And why? A beginner's mistake. An instant's foolishness. No less than I deserve, I'm sure a certain coarse martial artist would say (several, actually, if I'm not mistaken).
But what was I to do? Leave him behind? I don't turn my back on partners. Not anymore. And haven't I proven that, over and over again?
That's all in the past now. Now, the future is more pressing.
No guarantees - when are there ever? But reduced to offering my body as payment for freedom? Even more risky than I am letting on. The guards have thus far expressed no interest in such things. And I have nothing else.
Enough. This whole ridiculous business grates on my nerves.