"Sorry you had to see that," the boss said to me once the other mercenaries had already moved away. "I have to show them who's in charge. Otherwise, their stupidity will only get worse."
Despite the cordial manner of his words, his tone of voice held no emotion. His still-intact brown eye watched me closely.
"Don't worry about it," I said to him, sounding as if I had seen something of that nature before.
"Now that I think about it, I haven't properly introduced myself. My name is Vulcan, and I am the leader of the Ghosts of the Road," he said, lowering his head in a quick greeting. "Come this way."
I walked along with the other two Awakened who were standing beside Vulcan as his bodyguards. 'Not that he needs one. Good thing I'm here on business, because I wouldn't want to have to fight this guy.'
I looked to my side to see if Diane was all right, and I was met with her amethyst-colored eyes fixed on me, her face showing obvious irritation.
