[ not so long ago, dokja had said, but i won't treat you any differently when that happens. maybe he's about to realize his mistake.
cassian doesn't laugh, doesn't make any attempt to break the tension. he's just quiet a moment, wonders if this would've been easier a matter of months ago. ]
He showed me a letter. Someone is asking for the Shard of a killed Bearer, someone they think will do well with some kind of "process." What, I don't know. They provided a list of options. [ and, bleak, ] Your name was on it.
[ — sloppy, he thinks abruptly. general draven would've had him hold a conversation like this in person, if he really had to have it at all. the option to ask, but also to silence the mark if he refuses and decides to tell others about this. cut off a potential leak at the source. better, don't ask at all — one shot in the dark is all cassian has ever needed to take down a target.
and yet, and yet, and yet. what is he even doing? ]
Drop off the Shard, and I can get my information. That's the deal.
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cassian doesn't laugh, doesn't make any attempt to break the tension. he's just quiet a moment, wonders if this would've been easier a matter of months ago. ]
He showed me a letter. Someone is asking for the Shard of a killed Bearer, someone they think will do well with some kind of "process." What, I don't know. They provided a list of options. [ and, bleak, ] Your name was on it.
[ — sloppy, he thinks abruptly. general draven would've had him hold a conversation like this in person, if he really had to have it at all. the option to ask, but also to silence the mark if he refuses and decides to tell others about this. cut off a potential leak at the source. better, don't ask at all — one shot in the dark is all cassian has ever needed to take down a target.
and yet, and yet, and yet. what is he even doing? ]
Drop off the Shard, and I can get my information. That's the deal.