Bruno's words were cold and sharp enough to send chills down the spine of the President of the United States who had rushed to answer his call after being told about what was to be discussed.
"Well, hello there Mr. President… I must say you are lucky you caught me on a good day, for if you had kept me waiting on any other, the consequences would be severe…."
The President had plotted to announce his victory in securing a southern neighbor that was stable and in America's pocket, while also reinforcing the Monroe doctrine in the process. But now, that dream was about to come crashing down.
Because the devil had come to collect a debt owed to him, and the signer was the American people, the price to be paid? The soul of their nation. And thus Bruno's words, calling a man who should in theory be more powerful than him, seemed all the more dreadful as he waited silently on the other side of the lien for a proper response.
