He wants to excise Vander personally, cut him away like a festering, septic wound. He should, he could. It would put an end to this stupid little game he seems to think they're involved in. His lips twitch, and Vander can see it come to life. Almost there, he almost says it, but it never quite reaches his lips.
Because he wants to be the one to do it. Not some tentative peace of no-contact. He doesn't want the man to simply avoid him β it would be easy to do so. He wants the man gone. By his hand.
So he doesn't say it. He instead says: ] The knife has proven ineffective. I'm not so foolish to keep trying methods that don't work.
[ Don't think that he won't keep stabbing you, if necessary. ]
Don't worry, Vander, I will never see you again, and it will be by my hand. [ He leans forward. They're very close. Memories could encroach, push this otherwise, but instead he hisses out something low, and threatening. ] I'll make sure to make it permanent next time I make an attempt on your life.
[ He wouldn't let him just disappear. That was dangerous. He would insidiously ingratiate himself to Jinx, he knew he could wear his daughter down, then the rest of them. Work through Sevika, too. She was loyal to Zaun, but Zaun was not here. No, he could not allow him to work in the shadows. Vander was not the type, but Silco understood that the man was craftier, smarter than people thought he was. Silco would not underestimate him like so many people had back when they were boys. ]
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That's not what he wants.
He wants to excise Vander personally, cut him away like a festering, septic wound. He should, he could. It would put an end to this stupid little game he seems to think they're involved in. His lips twitch, and Vander can see it come to life. Almost there, he almost says it, but it never quite reaches his lips.
Because he wants to be the one to do it. Not some tentative peace of no-contact. He doesn't want the man to simply avoid him β it would be easy to do so. He wants the man gone. By his hand.
So he doesn't say it. He instead says: ] The knife has proven ineffective. I'm not so foolish to keep trying methods that don't work.
[ Don't think that he won't keep stabbing you, if necessary. ]
Don't worry, Vander, I will never see you again, and it will be by my hand. [ He leans forward. They're very close. Memories could encroach, push this otherwise, but instead he hisses out something low, and threatening. ] I'll make sure to make it permanent next time I make an attempt on your life.
[ He wouldn't let him just disappear. That was dangerous. He would insidiously ingratiate himself to Jinx, he knew he could wear his daughter down, then the rest of them. Work through Sevika, too. She was loyal to Zaun, but Zaun was not here. No, he could not allow him to work in the shadows. Vander was not the type, but Silco understood that the man was craftier, smarter than people thought he was. Silco would not underestimate him like so many people had back when they were boys. ]
Now get off of me, before I make you.