Francisco de Orellana

[Francisco_de_Orellana]

Time had moved on for Francisco, the medical records from Cryer had been intercepted and although hidden from him, they reviewed by the Commandante.

The Debrief at Myrthos Villa was a long process and had produced no answers as to who would have him killed so soon after returning from death.

Meanwhile, the Commandante was meeting with Don Carlos. An oversight by the Commandante had meant that Francisco had been required to enter the office during the discussion. As he entered the room, his eyes met the sunken, hollow eyes of Don Carlos Benitez. Eyes that betrayed his feelings and the truth of it all.
Francisco had seen that look on the face of every Outcast. A look of hatred for those crushed beneath a jackboot, grounded in a fear that, some day, the oppressed might rise up.

Francisco knew relatively little of the goings on of the last 20 years, but from the debrief and overhearing the odd snippet he'd managed to deduce a few things.
Carlos Benitez claimed to be the rightful heir to Don Santiago and had taken control just after Francisco's capture. No-one would say for definite what happened to Don Rivas, but Francisco was sure that he'd not survived the takeover. If Rivas had remained surely a rescue would have been forthcoming?

Looking into the eyes of the Benitez Don, Francisco knew that this was the man who had killed Don Rivas and that this man intended to kill him too.