"Who the hell are these people?!" Dan blurted out, questioning the strangers with growing suspicion. When they claimed they wanted to help, it didn’t feel like aid at all. To Dan, Killian and the others seemed to be hammering out some sort of deal—a deal that didn’t look like it’d favor them one bit. The terms Killian agreed to were spiraling out of control. Suddenly, Dan—who found himself thrown into the position of collateral—couldn’t hold back anymore. He protested, asking the old man, the leader of this covert military group, for permission to head to the restroom with his brother. Obviously, it was a pretense. But, to Dan's surprise, the group gave them the green light. So, Dan and Killian slipped away to the bathroom as planned. Once inside, Dan unleashed a storm of questions, his

