Far Horizons: Tales of Sci-Fi, Fantasy and Horror. Issue #12 March 2015 | Page 15

“It’s not about glory. You’ve been hired for nothing
but petty revenge.”
“You’re here for revenge. Just you get to pretend it
matters more ‘cause it’s royal. Only real difference is
you ain’t being paid.”
Khellus scowled. “It’s more than money.”
Groxley licked the fruit juice off his fingers. “You
gotta sad, strange way of seein’ life, Khellus.”
A subtle gap had formed between them and passers-by, as if the crowd were instinctively clued in to
the predators among them and shied away. Khellus
stepped closer, in easy reach of the other man’s long
grasp