[ Cain hesitates, considering his words. He watches Takasugi pry off the lid of a crate, watches the glint of moonlight off the sharp, shining blades as Takasugi sorts them. Should he tell Takasugi why he was here? That he was given a task for Cree, and came to see if he could warn the merchants instead, subtly divert them from Cree's intended theft?
Fat lot of good that's done when someone (Takasugi?) has found them first. When they've lost their lives to the city's machinations, and Cain, hoping for information, for a chance to dip his fingers into the city's pulsing lifeblood to present exactly this sort of thing, has only enabled it.
But if he doesn't complete this task, everything's been for nought. He can't save these men anymore, and he doesn't trust Takasugi. The best choice, as sickening as it is, is to play along, pretend he's truly one of Cree's dogs, seeking payment for his own self-satisfaction rather than any nobler cause.
(A nobler cause. Ha. As if he can make any such claim when he has men's blood staining his boots.)
Finally, Cain grimaces, taking a step to put himself at Takasugi's side. A version of the truth, but not the whole truth. No, Takasugi can't be trusted with the entirety of Cain's purpose. ]
The same as you. Though I intended to complete the transaction [ his lips twist as he glares at the weapons; so much death, just for greed, and he couldn't do anything to stop it ] with less bloodshed.
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Fat lot of good that's done when someone (Takasugi?) has found them first. When they've lost their lives to the city's machinations, and Cain, hoping for information, for a chance to dip his fingers into the city's pulsing lifeblood to present exactly this sort of thing, has only enabled it.
But if he doesn't complete this task, everything's been for nought. He can't save these men anymore, and he doesn't trust Takasugi. The best choice, as sickening as it is, is to play along, pretend he's truly one of Cree's dogs, seeking payment for his own self-satisfaction rather than any nobler cause.
(A nobler cause. Ha. As if he can make any such claim when he has men's blood staining his boots.)
Finally, Cain grimaces, taking a step to put himself at Takasugi's side. A version of the truth, but not the whole truth. No, Takasugi can't be trusted with the entirety of Cain's purpose. ]
The same as you. Though I intended to complete the transaction [ his lips twist as he glares at the weapons; so much death, just for greed, and he couldn't do anything to stop it ] with less bloodshed.