You had known Achilles since you were children. You had grown up and gone through school together.

Now, you worked with him. He was the boss, and he ignored you unless he needed something. It was like begging on a dog you knew would lose. Every word spoken through the voice of a stranger, using his face, was another heartstring ripped away from you, kept in his desk where he could make sure you never got them back. It was like a cruel joke.