[No. Occasionally he thought too little of someone, but his most persistent weakness was hope. He had too much hope for others and their ability to understand. To lift themselves up. Here was an example of that, standing before him. The other-him would have given this agent the same offer he gave Cipher Nine, and this one rejected it. Evidently the Eradicators had not received the full targeting codes. It seemed then that he had either fled, or died--he would likely never learn which from this agent. The waste was galling.
But that pause said more than the agent was capable of. It was satisfying, in a way. The Dark Council was ever-predictable.] Then you are still restrained. Intelligence knew, and they sought to hide this from me. And, evidently, from you.
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But that pause said more than the agent was capable of. It was satisfying, in a way. The Dark Council was ever-predictable.] Then you are still restrained. Intelligence knew, and they sought to hide this from me. And, evidently, from you.