The Ice Warrior

Chapter 58

It was one thing to tell Jamie that she could help with the interrogations. Yet, when Silv thought about it for a bit, she had no idea which information would be valuable. After all, she had never interrogated anyone. Although she was a soldier, she was more of a ground fighter than a strategist or interrogator.

"What do you need to know about him to get him to talk?" Silv asked Jamie.

It made sense that being one of the rebels, Jamie would be far better informed about the interrogation techniques and how to implement them.

"We need to know what makes him tick, what are his weaknesses. That way, grandpa can prey on those faults and get him to reveal something without him even realizing what he was doing," Jamie says.

He seemed to be in a much better mood than when Silv first reached him, and she hoped it was because he realized that no matter what she did in the past, she could help them get some information from Denis.

"Well, from what he told me when he betrayed me, he is jealous of those who had better living conditions. He believes that people like me had it easy in life while he had to struggle for every little thing," Silv said.

"Isn't that true, though?" Jamie asked.

Though he seems genuinely curious, Silv found the question offensive. In her mind, she was never spoiled. Silv worked for everything that she had and truly believed that she deserved the perfectly average life she had.

However, contemplating about it after everything that had happened, Silv realized that her grandmother had protected her from many bad things that others had to face. Though she still didn't think she was living in abundance, she could see a sliver of truth in what Denis told her that day.

"I guess it's partially true. The fact is that I didn't realize it at the time, but Denis did, and he resented me for it. I did earn my position in the military fairly. However, grandma did protect me from unsavory members of the military," Silv said.

"I see. What else can you tell me about Denis?" Jamie asked.

"I guess I would have to say that he is too sure of himself, that he is overconfident. When he confronted me, he talked about me acting high and mighty when refusing his advances. Yet, I had a feeling that he believed that I wasn't good enough for him, not the other way around," Silv said.

"Wait a minute, he wanted to date you?" Jamie asked, his eyes suddenly lighting up.

"Well, I guess that's true enough. Still, Denis did explain that he wasn't romantically interested in me, that he was only interested in my position. I guess he believed that he could get higher status by getting involved with me," Silv said.

"Still, it's useful to know," Jamie said.

"How come?" Silv asked, not really understanding the whole interrogation business.

"Because it shows us what he cares about," Jamie said.

"I told you, he doesn't care about me," Silv said.

"I am not talking about you. Trying to get involved with you to get ahead shows Denis would do anything to progress in society. He is ready to sacrifice anyone and anything to accomplish that," Jamie said.

"How does that help us?" Silv asked.

"On its own, not much, but you did mention his pride and overconfidence. I wonder if grandpa might be able to..." Jamie said, trailing off into silence.

"Be able to do what?" Silv asked, annoyed that she was kept out of the loop.

"Thank you, Silv. This may actually prove to be useful," Jamie says, rushing toward Denis's cell.