Conrad's throat felt dry as he let out a raspy laugh. "Yeah, you spared my life for the sake of the brothers who died. Andrew, you're so noble, so righteous… but do you really think I'd believe a single word you said?"

Andrew clenched his jaw and slapped him twice, each strike cracking through the air. This time, he hit Conrad directly on his skull, and Conrad felt the headache he had barely recovered from split open again.

Andrew then grabbed him by the neck, the veins along his arm standin