We just make it to the hallway outside when another argument breaks out. “Yo, man,” Raiko starts, “you should have Silo’s ass stay. We need his firepower!” “No. What we need to do is get some training in as soon as possible.” “Hmph!” Hadrian snorts, “Now you care about improving yourself. You spent so much time being a dumb brute—” “Shut the f**k up, loser!” Raiko yells. “Why you!” Hadrian steps toward him with a clenched fist. Silo stays put in his aloofness, and I move to intervene, but a newcomer interrupts all of us with a big, cheesy smile. “What’s up, gentlemen?” It’s the red-haired conman from before. He starts talking right away, “That fight back there was awesome! You were amazing, dude—let me buy you all a round of drinks and explain more about what it is that I do. Sound

