A Gathering of Widowmakers (The Widowmaker #4)
“The Wizard threw back his head and laughed.
"Didn't you see what happened to this young man?" "Of course I saw," said Nighthawk. "I was watching from the back of the theater." "Let me guess," said the Wizard. "You were hoping he would kill me, and then you would step in and claim the credit and the reward." "I don't give a damn about either," replied Nighthawk truthfully.
"Then why did you hang back?" "I was pretty sure he couldn't kill you, but I was willing to give him the chance." "And you t...hink you can?" "No," said Nighthawk. "I know I can." "You're an old man, Widowmaker," said the Wizard. "Your reactions are slow, your joints are stiff, your vision is fading, your stamina is gone. Do you really think you can succeed when this young man failed?" "If I didn't, I wouldn't be facing you." "He faced me," said the Wizard, nodding toward Jeff. "Look at the good it did him." "He's the most efficient killer on the Inner Frontier," said Nighthawk. "Gun or knife, hands or feet, you couldn't find a better one." He paused at looked at Jeff.MoreLess
"Didn't you see what happened to this young man?" "Of course I saw," said Nighthawk. "I was watching from the back of the theater." "Let me guess," said the Wizard. "You were hoping he would kill me, and then you would step in and claim the credit and the reward." "I don't give a damn about either," replied Nighthawk truthfully.
"Then why did you hang back?" "I was pretty sure he couldn't kill you, but I was willing to give him the chance." "And you t...hink you can?" "No," said Nighthawk. "I know I can." "You're an old man, Widowmaker," said the Wizard. "Your reactions are slow, your joints are stiff, your vision is fading, your stamina is gone. Do you really think you can succeed when this young man failed?" "If I didn't, I wouldn't be facing you." "He faced me," said the Wizard, nodding toward Jeff. "Look at the good it did him." "He's the most efficient killer on the Inner Frontier," said Nighthawk. "Gun or knife, hands or feet, you couldn't find a better one." He paused at looked at Jeff.MoreLess
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