Note: This idea has probably been done before, but this is my take on it. Apologies on the title, it was all I could think of. This is my first Breath of Fire fic, so go easy, please!
The Weretiger's Path
Prologue
Gone. They were all gone. The house was gone, burned to the ground. Teepo and Ryu were gone, dead. Balio and Sunder were gone, their task complete.
He was alone. Alone, sitting by the remains of his home, with only his thoughts to keep him company.
He had failed miserably. He was supposed to protect Teepo and Ryu, but he couldn't even protect himself.
And the thing that really got to him was, after all those years of thieving, he and his friends try to do some good, and this is what happens. The townsfolk turn their backs on them just like that, as if they knew the trio was a bunch of miscreants all along. Never mind the fact that the kids saved the town. Never mind that the kids hadn't stolen a thing since the Nue was killed.
Well, if that's the way they saw it, who was he to say otherwise?
Rei held up his hand, ticking off a finger for every person he could think of:
Balio, Sunder…
McNeil…
Their syndicate…
And Loki.
He didn't have anything better to do, so why not seek some revenge?
Not right away, of course. He could wait.