And as if a black cloud ascended upon us, Ronin finally spoke of the person he detested the most. “There are those who talk of evil and there are those who fear it but many have not truly faced it. People say the word without really knowing its meaning. They don't know because they have never lived it. I'm not using him as an excuse for the horrible things I have done but I learned to favor atrocity to keep my father appeased. No one knows him like I do. Oh, they've seen the man, others have spoken to him, but they have no clue who he truly is.” He slowly turned around and this was the first time I could see not fear but a mixture of apprehension and loathsome. The light of hope faded from his eyes and he looked like the Ronin I met for the very first time, the one who could have killed m

