A tall, scarred man stepped out of the tunnel, a dagger in each hand.
Behind him, the passage was packed with thieves.
He fixed his eyes on Shane, rolled his neck, and said slowly:
"Long time no see, Shane. I heard you just got back to the Ice City camp?"
"I was going to drop by and see you sometime, but I didn't expect you to show up here."
The scarred man, who had been making small talk a moment ago, suddenly went cold. His tone turned deadly as he asked:
"So who betrayed me? Number Two? Or Number Three?"
"It has to be one of those two. Otherwise you wouldn't have made it here."
As the scarred man, leader of the thieves, spoke, Shane took a few steps forward, just enough to block Ethan and Ryan's view.
Shane answered with a blank face: "Take a guess."
The scarred man burst out laughing, slid his twin daggers back onto his belt, and clapped his hands.
At once, the thieves behind him parted. Two thieves who had been tortured beyond recognition were dragged out.
