Level Fourteen

Chapter Sixteen: Arkin

'That was stupid.' Arkin thought to himself as he gulped in a breath if air while warily watching the knife in her hands.
'Of course she'll torture you. She's a bounty hunter. There will be no mercy and certainly no rescue.'
"Y-you wouldn't." Arkin said, bravely but his trembling voice gave him away. "You can't torture the heir of the Senator of Level One!"
"Hmm, let's think about this. First Level One has no leader currently. They are most likely in a quandary of sorts, chaos ensuing as we speak; and no one's going to come looking. Besides if they do; they'll never find you."
She smiled and Arkin didn't like the way she made it look like she was planning a murder.
Duh, she was. HIS murder.
He needed to think. There was no way he could escape, couldn't fight her and he didn't plan on dying here, not without honoring his father somehow.
He was practically the leader of One now. What was every heir to a Level taught; negotiation techniques.
He couldn't outsmart her but maybe he coun strike a deal.
"Time's ticking, little boy." She traced the knife on his face. "I'll get the information out if you one way or another."
"Wait!" Arkin yelped more so from fear than survival instinct. "I-I'll tell you SOME of the information-".
She hissed at him; "not good enough."
"-But I'll take you too the places. The Grand Library and sorts. I'll gain you access and we'll find the answers together. Deal?"
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