Executive Decision
Pre-series
Thanks to TesubCalle for the title.
"And tell me what?" she snapped angrily. "Where are we supposed to go, Amon? What's such a horrible secret that you've got to rip me away from my life when you decide, just to tell me something? Bad enough you do this at work, now you're acting as if you're the leader here. Well, I've got news for you, Amon. You aren't the leader. We're equals. Partners. So you don't get to call the shots, and we don't play into this paranoia you have that someone you may have met in the last ten years will overhear this secret and tell the world!"
He stood, letting the tirade wash over him. She continued, spouting choice words. He ignored them, noting instead the way her hair rose slightly and the faint crackling noises from the television. Zaizen had been correct. When she finished, he met her gaze coolly.
"The secret was," he said softly, "a diversion. I don't want to do this…but you give me no choice." He pulled his Orbo gun from his coat. "I'd hoped to avoid a scene by doing this elsewhere, but…" he let the sentence dangle.
She was speechless. And in the moment it took for her to register what was happening and respond with her Craft, an Orbo bullet was already firmly lodged in her heart. Amon then pulled another gun out…one that was loaded with rune-covered bullets. In a shot, it was done. He picked up the spent shell as he dialed Zaizen on his phone. "It's done. Kate is no longer a threat to us."