“Hopefully it will hit a nerve”

“Hrm”

Liaena said nothing, other than make a dubious noise at Donalds last comment. Astrid appeared to have quietened down somewhat, although the occasional squeak could still be faintly heard. The female assassin had far too little self control or common sense for her chosen career, Liaena had long since concluded. Donald arguably had a little too much, at least for her liking. 

[I]“A little more fear and a little less joking would be nice. I’m not sure whether he really knows nothing or is just that smooth”[/I]

Potentially it might have been a good idea to keep Rithrynn around after all. She did after all excel in her natural bad-cop role. As it was, Liaena was starting to feel underappreciated in the intimidation stakes. The idea that Donald was already asking for his freedom so soon certainly indicated that in spades. Serphia probably never had to deal with anything like that. 

“You haven’t managed to tell me anything very helpful so far” the girl remarked after a long pause, in a falsely light tone of voice. “You were hired by Sherpa to kill Sharon – which I knew. And he decided to turn on you – which I don’t really care about. If this is supposed to be an exchange, I don’t see why I’ve been paid enough to let you go just yet. Where is Sherpa staying? Where did you normally meet him?”

“...”

 “...Oh, and by the way, what was Esmeralda to you?” Liaena added, as an apparent casual afterthought in the way she threw out the question. “You worked together...so, was she also part of this ‘team’ of yours? Who did she report to?”