Isekai For Hire Chapter 17: The Discussion

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The Discussion If I am to be a harbinger of death, then Everfrost will know the taste of our blade. Lorena closed her eyes, exhaustion setting heavily on her chest. Ren’s anger was the only thing keeping her conscious. Ren, Everfrost is a king. It won’t be easy. Neither will Bale and yet you insist that we kill him. Lorena groaned, rubbing a hand down her face. They’re completely different beasts. Why are you so hesitant? What is one more death? It’s not that simple. We have a plan for Bale, Everfrost isn’t even in this kingdom. A memory rippled just beneath the surface and Lorena felt Ren’s eyes on it. Lorena squeezed her eyes shut tight, willing the memory to stay buried. I’ve seen this one before. Panic spread like a tingling numbness through Lorena’s body. Please, I don’t want to relive that. Ren pulled at the memory, flashes coming to life in their mind. Asher’s fingers coiling around the dictator’s throat. A look of fear in his eyes. His lips turned blue. A throbbing vein across his temple. Then fear shifted to horror as his eyes set on something behind Asher’s shoulder. Shuffling of feet behind him. Craters of guilt and regret drilled into Asher’s chest as his targets son saw the moment his father’s life left his eyes. The weight of the gun in his hand. The strain in his shoulder as he steadied his arm. The hushed bark of the silencer. A splatter of blood. Thud. Ren’s anger overtook Lorena, covering everything in a blurry haze. If you can do this, then you can kill Everfrost. Lorena’s chest cracked open, all the emotions of that night and so many others pouring out. Her chest shook and her jaw strained as wet streaks stained her cheeks. She felt a flicker of hesitation, of regret float over from Ren. I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to— “Fine,” Lorena said, cutting her off. Her throat ached and the words that followed were scratchy and jumbled. If you want Everfrost dead, fine. But we need a plan. It will take time. And pain. A lot more pain. Can you handle that? Can you handle more killing if it’s in the name of Everfrost’s death? Ren was quiet for a moment. Then, if it means the rest of my people stop suffering, yes. Lorena huffed out a laugh, but it lacked any mirth. She knew that excuse all too well. She had tried it for a while. Just one more kill. The dictator was causing abject harm. The politician was hurting his constituents for profit. The druglord was lacing his product. In the end, death was still death, no matter the cause. Lorena didn’t resist the tears, letting them fall freely now. She had been holding this in for so long and it wasn’t working anymore. With Ren in her head, these emotions were sitting too close to the surface. She felt Ren flinch at the waves of sadness that came pouring out. They sat in silence for a long while, the only sound was the occasional sniffle or sob escaping from Lorena. What happens now? Ren’s voice was surprisingly confident, resolute. We go after Bale. But— The whole reason we are going after Bale is because he can detect Colton’s people. If we can get him to target Everfrost, we can take them both out with one fell swoop. Lorena could feel Ren swirling at the thought. That sounds complicated. How are we going to get him to listen to us? He’s been fighting a war against Colton without a clue who his actual enemy is. We can give him intelligence that he desperately needs. Trust me, he’ll listen. What if he figures out what we are? If he tries to kill us. Lorena closed her eyes, letting the darkness calm her. We’ll just have to make sure that doesn’t happen, at least not until he’s taken out Everfrost. That sounds risky. Killing someone always is. Silence settled between them. Not the hostile silence of before, but something quieter. Almost understanding. They’d both crossed lines tonight. Ren had agreed to more killing. Lorena had agreed to change her entire mission. Neither felt good about it, but both knew it was necessary. Your back , Ren said softly. Lorena arched her back and