The Wayfarer

[Victor Steiner]

His confusion was evident, a Corsair woman? He struggled to remember and then it hit him. All the memories long since hidden away came flooding back in an instant.

Belen.

Oh... His heart sank, he remembered now, and what he did. He ran, abandoned her to go home. But she understood that, she knew that he was always going to do that. It wasn't going to work, a Corsair and an Military officer, he had a duty to preform. She knew he would inevitably do that, wouldn't she? No matter, at the very least he knew who she was now. More unfinished business that he needed to deal with. More skeletons in the closet and secrets he had buried long ago.

But was this his fault? He moved on, he left her and she never followed. She knew where he was, could have reached out years ago, could have sent him a message any time. Why now? He had a right to be annoyed, the level of inconvenience caused, he wasn't the boy she knew, to that end she could have just sent a letter, or had someone deliver a message but no, that was too easy it had to be a loot and scoot didn't it?

He sighed and straightened himself up, fine, if she was going to go this far to see him then he could at least turn up. But the Bounty Hunter, well, he was a curious case if ever there was one. He'd proven himself to be an honorable enough fellow, a little cold perhaps, in the way he treated Raven, but that wasn't his concern anymore.

Right, lets get this over with. I've a few words that I'd like to say to my Ex. And you sir, can bloody well come with me. I'm not walking into the gates of the abyss without a wingman and unfortunately for you, you're it.

Perhaps he wasn't in a position to order the man around and it's likely he never would be, but Steiner hoped that he would understand at very least, the situation he found himself in. After all, as the old saying went 'Heav'n has no rage, like love to hatred turn'd...

Nor hell a fury, like a woman scorn'd'.

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