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You hop into the back of the unmarked van down the street before they veer away. As you enter, you see the other blondes- Brun's friends and companions. They are coated in blood- wiping away the red stains and ocular fluid from their knives.
It's true, you are a soldier. You were desensitized to violence and trained to kill. But you never, ever though you'd see something like this. It was almost thoughtlessly easy to order the attack- all you did was say which direction he was heading from the city square and the men did the rest, but now you're feeling a little queezy. You've shot at people before, yeah, but they are always little black dots on a far away hillside. Just the thought of pushing a knife into someone's face- or eyesocket- even worse, just makes you feel a little uncomfortable. The blondes are in high spirits, as for yourself, you are reminded of the fact you were probably only about a five minute run from the embassy.
Later, once you are back at the encampment, you go to your room to find your bird box empty. Looks like he flew away.
<span class="mu-r">”Hey, Akule. Thanks for your help today.”</span>
<span class="mu-b">”Oh? Yeah, thanks. I didn't do much though.”</span>
<span class="mu-r">”Nonsense! You performed cool under pressure and you didn't stand out either. You'd make a good spy.”</span>
<span class="mu-b">”Uhh... Thanks?”</span>
<span class="mu-r">”Why so glum?”</span>
<span class="mu-b">”I don't know, just seems pretty... harsh.”</span>
<span class="mu-r">”For a rapist?”</span>
<span class="mu-b">”No no, just... I wish it just never happened. You know?”</span>
<span class="mu-r">”Well, so do I, but you can't control what can or can't happen. Punishments like this ensure they don't happen again.”</span>
<span class="mu-b">”Making him blind would turn the Redmane into a cripple and dependent on the state for the rest of his life- as much as he was already. Wouldn't it be better just to have killed him?”</span>
<span class="mu-r">”Harsh punishments can give people a chance to learn from their mistakes, a dead man learns nothing. Tell me, would you rather be blind or dead?”</span>
<span class="mu-b">”Dead, probably.”</span>
Brun frowns, but says nothing.
