Heart of Courage

[Vagrant Raiders]

It was times like this, Adder thought, that his name was most suiting for his character.

Adder put on the kindest, most assuring tone he could muster.

"My dear lady, of courssse we would not try to cccircumvent your Princessss' authority..."

While he was speaking, Adder reached out and gently put his hands on Ange's arm, in a reassuring gesture, all the while looking Ange dead in the eye.

"And we graciousssly acccccept your offer of closssed-doorsss friendship with the Princessss, and would not think of betraying her..."

At these words, he used his thumb to press an extremely tiny button on the side of his ring, causing a tiny point to spring out and burrow into Ange's arm, pumping extremely potent tranquilizers into the needle. Adder did not avert his gaze.

---