The Great Rift
“As hand-counted by a teen boy who was clearly on the outs with Mart, these totaled 240 all told, a bleeding and mutilated heap that had the growing crowd of sailors eyeing Dante with some emotion between respect and disgust. Mart took a tour belowdecks while Dante leaned against the railing and let the ocean wind wash the scent of blood, fur, and feces from his nose.
Mart thumped up the steps a few minutes later. He leaned against the rails beside Dante and gazed seaward. "The fact of the matte...r is there's no proof of your achievement." Dante turned, incredulous, and gestured at the mountain of motionless rodents. "What do you call that? Coincidence? Did I smuggle them aboard in my pockets?" Contempt hardened Mart's eyes, quickly fading. "Our agreement insisted you kill every single rat." It took a moment for this to penetrate the fog of sleeplessness around Dante's mind. He stiffened. "And there's no way to prove they're all dead." "Not without tearing the ship apart board by board." "I see." He supposed he should be angry.MoreLess
Mart thumped up the steps a few minutes later. He leaned against the rails beside Dante and gazed seaward. "The fact of the matte...r is there's no proof of your achievement." Dante turned, incredulous, and gestured at the mountain of motionless rodents. "What do you call that? Coincidence? Did I smuggle them aboard in my pockets?" Contempt hardened Mart's eyes, quickly fading. "Our agreement insisted you kill every single rat." It took a moment for this to penetrate the fog of sleeplessness around Dante's mind. He stiffened. "And there's no way to prove they're all dead." "Not without tearing the ship apart board by board." "I see." He supposed he should be angry.MoreLess
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