Cassian's Aether erupted, the ruined houses around them shaking.
"You..."
Klaith watched him.
SSS which was far too close.
The core had almost finished its purpose.
Cassian stepped forward.
"You were involved."
"Yes."
"The potions."
"Yes."
"My father's arrest."
"Indirectly."
Cassian's eyes became colder.
"And his death?"
Klaith became silent.
That was the question he'd brought Cassian here to answer. It was not because Cassian deserved the truth but because anger would make what came next easier.
He reached beneath his cloak.
Cassian raised his sword.
"Don't."
He stopped, then smiled.
"I killed him."
Cassian didn't move.
For several seconds, nothing happened while the words seemed to hang between them.
"What did you say?"
"I killed your father."
Cassian stared as his eyes slowly narrowed into a glare.
Klaith's voice remained almost disturbingly gentle.
"He was arrested. Interrogation had already begun. Eventually, he would have talked."
