You were the last thing in his way, aside from Merry, from getting what he wanted. He had been skillfully picking off Kaya’s servants one by one to get to her fortune. You were Kaya’s favorite, the biggest obstacle he had yet to face. For some reason, he couldn’t seem to find it in him to kill you. It was killing him. If he couldn’t kill you maybe he could could convince you to join him.

He saw you walking along the hall, and stopped you, an arm on your shoulder.

“…Have a minute?”