Death Penalty and Ice Beer
Slim and Ferring of the 3rd Division of the Outer Guard were watching the inspection with sullen faces.
“Oh, everyone is watching the execution, but why are we the only ones doing this?”
“That’s true. Even that Gelm’s neck is flying away···.”
At Pering’s complaint, Slim licked his lips and rubbed his stuffy neck.
The execution took place on the day of the inspection…
The weather was already hot, so my annoyance reached the top of my head.
“But Slim. Did that work?”
“what!”
“Why are you so angry? We’re going through a lot together.”
“That’s true… I was annoyed because it was hot. So what?”
“You know that thing you bought from Aaron back then? That goblin dick that hit Slim’s face with.”
“Ah- that.”
At Pering’s question, Slim scratched his beard in vain.
Despite its hideous appearance and terrible taste, it did work. After that, the bread my wife gave me became strangely soft…
At that moment, a thick voice was heard from the side.
“What is the last name here?”
When he turned his head, he saw a large brown man looking down at them. He had an exotic appearance and was larger than Aaron. He was roughly covered in a tunic-like cloth, and a broad sword hung from his waist without a scabbard.
He was a man who made you feel intimidated just by standing in front of him.
Slim cleared his throat as he watched the pair quietly hiding behind him.
“Who are you?”
“Um… I don’t know either.”
Slim narrowed his eyes, wondering if the man was joking at his answer. However, his expression quickly softened when he saw the man’s serious expression and the scars carved all over his arms.
Unknown, thick sword on his waist, scars here and there, and a fierce gaze. Five black stars engraved under his left eye.
‘It’s like Aaron was born in a foreign country far away.’
Slim nodded after giving a brief comment.
Compared to Aaron, that man was so good that he could almost be called a nobleman.
Since meeting Aaron, Slim has avoided touching anyone big and scarred.
“This is Cassadic Castle!”
“Ah, the stars guided me to my destiny.”
The man who was mumbling something incomprehensible had a strange expression on his face that was a mixture of anger, sadness, and joy. Seem was startled and took a step back.
‘That’s not normal. I guess that’s to be expected, since he’s similar to Aaron.’
From behind, Pering poked Slim’s back.
“The captain told me to do it in moderation.”
Slim nodded at Pering’s words.
“Hello! Welcome to Castle Cassadic! Stranger!”
Slim smiled brightly and waved his hand, trying to lighten the man’s mood a little.
This was a reasonable price for 20 silver.
“A stranger···.”
The man nodded, muttering softly.
And then the man who had been walking leisurely suddenly turned his head and asked.
“Oh, do you know where a guy named Aaron is?”
Slim nodded in response to the man’s subsequent question.
“Ah, as expected from Aaron···. Aaron···.”
Slim treated his visitors as kindly as possible in exchange for his 20 silver.
***
“What the heck is this···.”
Thick-whiskered Gelm did not understand the current situation.
“You told me to go to the lord! You told me that the lord had a duty to protect me! You little punk!! If that was how it was going to be, I would have gone to the wall with the people instead! That pot-bellied Cobbs was right!”
Gelm gulped at the screams of the man next to him, possessed by evil.
‘The lord obviously liked my leather vest···.’
Gelm had heard of the skeleton raid and laughed at the foolish men who went to the walls.
I thought I could just leave the defense to the guards and go to the lord and ask for help, and he would accept me as my enemy, but that was a wrong decision.
The lord he met in Naesong was not the gentle nobleman he had been pleased to receive the leather vest he usually received. The lord became furious and locked Gelm up.
‘No, that Nova bitch was the problem.’
Gelm gritted his teeth as he thought of Nova, who was standing next to the lord. His blood boiled as he thought of the woman known for being unscrupulous, quietly speaking to him.
‘If only it weren’t for that girl…’
Gelm thought that it was not his choice that was wrong, but that the evil Nova next to the lord must have done something.
Otherwise, the lord who had been arrogant about Gelm’s leather vest being the best would not have been so firm.
“Gelm! It was my fault for trusting this big, stupid guy!”
“Shut up! Did I drag you here by force? Didn’t you come along on your own?”
Gelm couldn’t stand it any longer and shouted back. Then the man was startled for a moment and when he saw that Gelm’s hands and legs were tied, he shouted even louder.
Because of the commotion caused earlier by trying to see the lord, Gelmman was chained up to his feet.
“Stupid Gelm! It’s a small Gelm! Didn’t you know? Rumors have spread!”
“Who said it was small?”
As the conversation became more and more childish, the iron bars creaked open, and the face I hated the most came in through them.
“Aaron.”
“Everyone is so full of energy. It’ll be fun to watch them fly away.”
Aaron’s scratchy, rough voice made it hard to tell if he was joking or serious.
But it was clear to Aaron that his life was at stake now.
“Aaron! It’s Gelm! Didn’t we drink together last time?”
“Yeah, Gelok. We drank together.”
Gelm saw hope in Aaron’s answer. He raised his voice and looked for Aaron.
“Aaron! Shield of Castle Cassidy! Hope of Castle Cassidy! Save me. I don’t know what the Lord has misunderstood, but something is definitely wrong! Didn’t I give you a leather vest?”
Gelm, who was desperately searching his memory, raised his voice at a memory that suddenly came to mind. Once, while walking down the street, he had forcefully swapped Aaron’s shabby leather vest with his because he thought it looked good.
He was a total punk and a total loser, but now he was my only lifeline.
“Yeah, that’s right. A leather vest.”
Aaron nodded and crouched down in front of Gelm. Gelm looked up at Aaron and then turned his head to look at his scarred eyes.
“Is there anything you want to eat before you die? I can give you that much. For the price of a leather vest.”
But the words that came out of Aaron’s mouth completely disappoint Gelm’s expectations.
“Ah… no, Aaron! I said there must be a misunderstanding! There’s no way the lord would abandon me like this! That’s right! Nova! That vicious bitch must have lied to the lord! That bitch is a witch! A witch! I said she should be hung, not me! That’s definitely the bitch’s doing when those demons attacked this time!”
Gelm, feeling impatient at Aaron’s lack of response, continued to speak.
“I see. The Orange Witch… It suits you.”
“Right?! As expected! Wise Aaron! Even if others don’t know, you and I… Aaak!”
The moment Gelm, who was encouraged by Aaron’s answer, was about to speak, he felt a huge shock. For a moment, his vision darkened and Gelm fell backwards.
I lost consciousness after hitting the back of my head against a hard rock, and then came back.
“But I can’t stand people calling oranges witches.”
“What the heck is that… Aaaah!”
Gelm, who had been rebelling against Aaron’s playful voice, could only scream at the subsequent punches.
The fist was so heavy and hard that it felt like I was being hit by a hammer. My mind became clouded and when I opened my eyes again, I couldn’t even speak.
Gelm’s teeth were all shattered and his jaw was so cracked that all his speech was slurred.
The floor was covered with red, excited blood and white teeth.
“Yeah, rat-catcher Durex. You bought me a beer too. Is there anything you want to have as a last resort?”
“I… I want to eat Harrison’s potato bread.”
“Yeah, I can do that much.”
Gelm felt a surge of sorrow at the Duke’s voice that seemed to have given up. What did he do so wrong? Was it wrong to struggle to live?
“Ah …
“what?”
Aaron approached. I was afraid of him, but my feelings of injustice were even greater.
“Ahhhhhh! Aahhhh!”
“What are you talking about? You have to say it so I can understand.”
‘You broke all of them!’
The expression on his face that said he really didn’t know was really annoying.
“Well, I guess it’s just a bit unfair.”
“Ahhh!”
“It’s no use trying to be cute. Gelok, you’re ugly.”
“Ahhh!”
“I told you it’s no use. I like girls. And you’re ugly.”
“Ahhhh!”
Gelm was so angry that Aaron kept calling him ugly that he forgot the pain of having all his teeth pulled out and kept screaming.
“Well, what can I do? If I run away and get caught, I’ll die.”
My hands trembled at Aaron’s naturally innocent words.
“Anyway, since people are expecting it, I want you both to cheer up and loosen up your necks so that the blood can flow out well.”
“Ahhh!”
“I told you, acting cute won’t help. Gelu, you’re ugly.”
Gelm shut his mouth at Aaron’s threat that he would break her head if she acted cute one more time.
He wasn’t a guy you could communicate with in the first place.
Aaron went out.
Ugh···.
In the darkness, only Duren’s crying could be heard.
Gelm didn’t shed any tears.
My hands were just shaking from the anger that filled my head.
‘I’m really dying.’
After being in the darkness for a while, it gradually came into focus.
That your head will soon fly off.
When looking from below, it seems that the object of cheering will be you.
Just then, the door opened again and the guy came in.
“It’s potato bread. Durex, Haeson threw in a cake for free. He said thank you for everything. He told me to tell him to look for it.”
Aaron threw the bread in front of Duren.
Duren, who let out a ‘ugh…’ sound again, picked up the fallen bread with his tied hands and brought it to his mouth, trembling.
Duren moved his mouth desperately while sobbing.
Aaron, who had been clicking his tongue at the sight, placed a bowl down in front of Gelm. The bowl was filled with stew.
“They say that even a dead man looks good after eating, but Gelok, you are ugly, so you should eat a lot.”
Although he felt wronged by Aaron’s remark about his appearance, which was considered the toughest in Cassadic, Gelm buried his face in the bowl and ate it.
It’s funny how this plain stew tastes better than anything I’ve ever had, considering it was the last.
Knock knock.
Just then someone knocked on the door from outside.
“Ah, it’s time to go up on stage, guys.”
By then Gelm knew there was no escape, so he just shed tears.
“Anyway, since so many people came to see us, let’s both do our best and bleed a lot. I heard that if you bite your teeth hard before your head is blown off, the blood will flow out a lot. Try it and let me know···”
Aaron trailed off, looked back and forth between the two, and nodded.
“I can’t tell you since you’re both exhausted. Then, Gelok, you bite your teeth hard and Durex, you don’t bite your teeth. You two exhaust yourself and I’ll compare whose blood flowed further later on…”
Gelm found Aaron’s constant nagging more difficult to bear than his will to live or his fear of death.
‘Please, Aaron, let that little punk go to the guillotine too.’
Gelm prayed earnestly to God for the first time as he watched Aaron show his gums and show how to clench his teeth.
I beg that that bastard be put on the guillotine too.
I prayed very earnestly.
***
“Zenta! Give me this!”
“Yes, sir! I’ll be there soon!”
Among the three Hogu members, Zenta was out of his mind since morning.
We had to move all the heavy frozen beer barrels in preparation for today’s execution.
‘Is it okay for there to be this many?’
Zenta tilted his head as he moved the beer keg.
However, since Hannah’s plan was so clever, I followed it without saying a word.
I moved the frozen beer onto the cart and barely straightened my back. Kanna was sitting crookedly on the cart, waving her hands.
Zenta’s hand twitched as if he wanted to stroke that round head, but he held back.
Kanna had a gentle expression in front of the boss and Aaron, but in front of the trio, she had a particularly strict expression.
He seemed to be imitating Aaron by glaring at him and biting his lips tightly, but his appearance made it look cute.
Seeing that Kanna often called him ‘successor’, it seemed like he was playing the role of senior, so Zenta pretended to be scared for no reason in order to please him.
When he nodded at her, the corners of Kanna’s mouth went up.
Zenta headed to the square, pulling a cart loaded with beer kegs. Kanna stood up on the cart and showed off her sense of balance.
Arriving at the square, Zenta gulped as he looked at the stalls and people filling the square. The news of the execution had already spread, so quite a few people had taken up positions and were preparing to do business.
Zenta, still a stranger, broke out in a cold sweat as he looked at him.
Large men wearing baker’s hats were walking around, shouting and controlling people. The atmosphere was so fierce that Zenta had to close his eyes for no reason.
‘What should I do… The boss said I just have to say Aaron’s name.’
Still, since it was his job, Zenta forced himself to suppress his nervousness and headed towards the man in the baker’s hat who was closest to him.
“Oh, I told you not to sell bread here. Do you really want to die? I suffered for days because of the bread you sold last time…”
The man kicked the stall in anger.
“Oh my gosh- I really did it right this time! Just this once···.”
“Make it right! It smells like shit! Get out before I call my brother!”
Zenta secretly watched the man in the baker’s hat who was throwing a tantrum. His eyes met with the man in the baker’s hat who had finally made him take out his stall.
Both the man in the baker’s hat and Zenta were startled.
“What are you?”
The man in the baker’s hat frowned and gestured to the side. Then the other men in the baker’s hats who were nearby approached.
Zenta gulped as he felt surrounded.
The men in the baker’s hats muttered curses and pressured Zenta. Zenta’s palms were sweaty from the tension, but he opened his mouth after recalling the boss’s words.
“I came out of the ‘Laughing Aaron Rabbit’ inn… and the manager….”
“Aaron?!”
Zenta’s muttering caused a great uproar among the men.
“Aaron also had an inn?”
“If that smiling rabbit is where Aaron lives···.”
“Crazy… Make room quickly! Quickly!”
The men whispered among themselves and then scattered as if a fire had broken out. Zenta, left alone, stood there dumbfounded.
And after a while, the men in the baker’s hats dragged Zenta somewhere. It was a good place with a direct view of the execution ground.
“No stall? It doesn’t have to be! It’s Aaron!”
While Zenta was absentmindedly staring, the men brought a large stand and placed the beer kegs on the cart next to it.
Kanna, who was sitting on the cart, yawned deeply as if everything was natural and got off. Kanna pointed with her finger and told them where to put the beer kegs. The men followed without a word.
‘···What is this.’
When Zenta came to his senses, preparations were already complete.
Kanna was up on the stall, stretching out.
The men did not stop at helping with the preparations, but stayed by their side, keeping their eyes wide open and alert.
The square gradually filled with people, and the boss and the other two members of the trio arrived.
“Hannah. You changed your name to ‘Smiling Rabbit Aaron’? Could it be that you and Aaron···”
The man in the baker’s hat asked with a hurt face.
“It’s the ‘Laughing Aaron Rabbit’! And when you have two young men and women in the same space, things are bound to happen. Hmm···.”
Hannah answered him, covering her face with her hands in an exaggerated manner.
‘Nothing happened?’
Zenta tried hard to swallow the words that were on the tip of his tongue.
“Oh… I see. Be happy.”
The man with a sad face stammered an answer, then put his fist in his mouth and disappeared somewhere.
“Okay, then let’s get ready for real! Kanna, you know we practiced, right? The staff, break the ice.”
At Hannah’s words, Kanna nodded with a confident smile.
Zenta placed the open can on the floor and took out the chisel and hammer.
As a former stonemason, I felt a sense of peace when I picked up a hammer.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
I shaved the ice in the bucket, put it in a glass, shaved it again, and put it in a glass again.
When I came to my senses, the surroundings were already filled with people.
Kanna, who had climbed up onto the stand, spun around and around, stretching out her arms and sprinkling a little water, and people gathered around in admiration.
People then started buying beer like crazy and Zenta had to swing his hammer harder.
It sold faster than the ice could be broken.
The large bag placed under the counter was soon filled with silver coins.
‘How much is that?’
By then, Kanna was lying sideways on the stall, snapping one finger.
Occasionally, people wearing strangely colored armor would come by and check on things, then shout at the people gathered for no reason and leave. The people who had gathered around them slightly fell back.
Waaaaaaaah-!!
I heard cheers and turned my head to see a man on the gallows.
There were two death row inmates. One of them was bleeding from the mouth and kept screaming as if something was so wronged, and tears were streaming from his eyes. The other man had his eyes closed as if he had given up.
Then a tall, gloomy-looking man laid him on the guillotine.
“Kanna, you have to cover your eyes.”
Hannah said as she filled her beer glass with ice, and Kanna covered her eyes with her hands. Only, I could see that the space between her fingers was slightly open.
As the loud man’s neck flew away, cheers erupted again-.
People flocked to drink that blood.
Again, beer was sold out like crazy, and Zenta broke the ice so hard that his arm almost got ripped off.
By the time we finished and returned to the inn, my arms were so tattered I couldn’t move them.
“You all really worked hard! I didn’t know it would sell this well! It was really-.”
Hannah smiled brightly and held the bags in the cart with both hands. The large bags were filled with silver coins. Kanna looked around with sharp eyes as if she was guarding him.
After arriving at the inn, Hannah called the Zentas over and gave them each 10 silver coins.
Although it was a small amount compared to what was in his pocket, 10 silver was a lot of money, so Zenta smiled brightly.
When Kanna, with the corners of her lips raised, handed us each a beer filled with ice, the fatigue that had built up today melted away and flowed through our eyes.
When the cook who was guarding the inn brought a lot of meat, all the hardships were already forgotten.
“Because I prepared a lot. Eat a lot. We’re trying to eat everything and live, but it’s really disappointing if you’re stingy with food.”
Zenta shed tears as Hanna patted him on the back and said warm words to him.
“Um… I decided to give Aaron a share….”
While Hannah was humming a tune and splitting the silver coins in her pocket in half.
thud.
There was a dull thud at the door.
The moment I thought, “It must be locked,” the door was ripped open and moved to the side.
And then an exotic man came in, bowing his head.
‘Aaron?’
The strange atmosphere and size reminded me of Aaron, but the face was completely different.
“Sorry, we are closed today.”
Hannah stepped forward and said.
As Hannah’s hands, who was carrying a load on her back, were trembling, Zenta put down the meat and stood up.
He wiped his trembling hands on his pants and took out a small hammer from his waistband. The hammer’s handle was cool from the aftereffects of earlier.
“Is this Aaron’s habitat?”
A heavy silence descended upon the low man’s voice.
Zenta’s hammer seemed too small for the man’s size.
***
“Is it just in season these days?”
I gave a joking greeting to the executioner, Dalus, who was wiping the blood off the guillotine.
“Thanks to you.”
“Yes,” replied Dalus, who was wearing a wide-brimmed black hat and a thick coat even in the hot weather.
“I’m confident I can cut my neck off too.”
I licked my lips as I recalled the import of Dalus that I had seen in Nova’s room.
“You won’t be able to do it.”
“Why?”
In response to Dalus’s firm answer, he scratched his cheek with his finger and asked back.
“Aaron, you seem to be laughing when you cut off the head. The most important thing for an executioner is to keep a straight face. You can’t show any emotion.”
Dalus, who had been speaking at length for a rare moment, let out a small breath.
“I guess you were lonely because you had no one to talk to.”
“I’m letting you know in advance because you might become a customer later. Oh, and it’ll be a little hard for me to control my expression when your head is blown off.”
I laughed slightly at what the guy said next, and he laughed bitterly.
“Don’t worry though. I have a sword I’ve prepared for you in the capital.”
“Thank you. But where did Hororo Bird… no, Ted, that little kid, go?”
At my question, Dalus’s already gloomy eyes became even more gloomy.
“I’ve had a high fever recently and I can’t get out of bed.”
I let out a sigh at Dalus’s continued words.
Here, body heat was not a very good symptom, especially if it was a child and not an adult.
“Take this and feed it to me.”
Then I took out one of the potions I had secretly kept and handed it to Dalus. Dalus received it and made a mysterious expression.
“···Are you giving it to me?”
Even if he had money, it was clear that he would not have been able to obtain potions because of his nature as an executioner.
“Oh, I guess you haven’t heard from me. I am an honorary monk and honorary secretary. I can help you whenever you want, so don’t worry.”
“It suits you well.”
The corners of my mouth went up at my first hearing of this reaction.
“An honorary monk… suits you as well as the guillotine.”
Dalus said, his lips twitching slightly.
“Come to think of it, the potion···.”
As I quietly reached out my hand, Dalus quickly put the potion into his coat pocket.
I laughed out loud at that and Dalus cleared his throat.
“Anyway, tell that ho… no, tell Ted I said hello.”
“Thank you. I will definitely repay you later.”
I nodded, although I didn’t really want to receive the executioner’s reward.
“Oh, and the one who bit his teeth harder bleeds more.”
“Okay, thanks for letting me know.”
At my words, Dalus blinked for a moment and then nodded.
‘No, it was the opposite.’
I scratched my cheek as I watched Dalus’ back moving away.
I guess I’ll have to try again next time.
After the execution, a simple funeral followed.
As if the festival was over, everyone who had gathered in the square had already left. Then, the guards gathered together and chatted with the rotting corpse.
The topic of conversation was about the next five leaders. There were quite a few who showed ambition.
The abbot, who looked exhausted, recited a long prayer. Several of the men fell forward in drowsiness.
After the abbot’s heartfelt prayer, the bodies were placed on a cart and taken to the synagogue.
Those who died without committing a crime were buried around the synagogue unless otherwise specified, so the synagogue courtyard was always spacious in every city.
The original burial site was marked, but it looked like it had all been washed away by the recent rain.
The children scattered around and dug around until they found an empty spot and buried it there.
The captain was nowhere to be seen, and the kids from Group 5 poured alcohol on him and danced around. They said it was a tradition from their hometown, but the dance was so funny that everyone laughed out loud.
After I finished with him, I called the guards together.
I told them the characteristics of the sandbag I remembered and to let me know if they saw any.
I knew that if I just told them, they would just ignore me, so I declared that I would give them 5 silver if they reported him. Only then did their eyes light up.
Then, one guy raised his hand.
“Hey! I saw a brown one earlier! It had five star-shaped drawings under its eyes!”
The guy was very excited and told me where and when he saw him.
‘You’re already here?’
I expected it to be a few days later, but it was earlier than I thought. I wondered if he had heard the news and was excited to come running.
The guy who reported me had a twinkle in his eye, but since the information was inaccurate, I only gave him 1 silver. He grumbled for a moment, but soon began to laugh.
“Find him and tell me and I’ll give you 10 silver.”
Their eyes lit up.
And without anyone saying anything, they ran in all directions.
I was sure the guys would search the shitholes of Cassidy Castle.
***
Zenta bit his lip and glared at the man in front of him.
The man drank the wine from the large beer mug in one gulp with an ambiguous expression.
Hannah and Kanna were sitting next to the man like hostages.
Kanna glanced at the man expressionlessly and wiggled her fingers. Frost formed between her fingers and then dispersed.
“I guess you know Aaron. If you’re willing to wait like this.”
Hannah asked with a forced smile.
Despite the upturned corners of her lips, Hannah’s eyes were not smiling.
The man didn’t respond to Hannah’s words, but just stared at the door.
“Can I send the child up? The child is getting better after some time.”
“hmm.”
The man shook his head slightly.
Zenta looked behind him. His two friends nodded with stiff faces.
Since you’re standing behind, if the other person drinks a little more…
At that moment, Hannah looked at them and shook her head slightly.
It was a signal to do nothing.
“If you stay like this, Aaron will get angry?”
The man suddenly burst into laughter at Hannah’s threatening words.
“He gets angry… Yeah, that would be more fun. There.”
Zenta nodded in surprise at the man’s sudden designation.
“I’m going to make this place as messy as possible. I want to see his crumpled face when he comes in.”
There was something irresistible in the man’s words.
Zenta looked at Hannah hurriedly.
Hannah nodded and muttered quietly, ‘Do whatever this man tells you.’
“I’m really looking forward to seeing that guy’s wrinkled face.”
The man muttered softly and drank the wine again in gulps.
“Oh, I’ll bring you some more wine.”
Hannah naturally got up from her seat and headed towards the back.
Zenta gulped as he watched Hannah pick up her crossbow, pretending to take out a glass of wine.
***
‘Where is this kid hiding?’
There were actually some guys who came back with brown stains on their hands, as if they had actually searched through the trash can, but there was no news at all.
I also went to see the breast massage lady, but she didn’t even know I was there.
The weasel showed his spirit and disappeared, saying that he would take another look around with the rest of the crew after hearing the words “10 Silver”.
I didn’t bother to stop him, just raised the amount to 20 silver and headed to the inn.
It was clear that if you had 20 silver, you would have to search all the way to the bolt castle next to it.
I grabbed the doorknob of the inn and the door creaked and fell to the side.
For a moment, I wondered if I had really forgotten how to open doors, as Nova had said.
However, the appearance of the inn made me realize that my worries were unfounded.
There he was, right in the middle of the hall, which was a mess as if a loan shark had come and gone.
The guy who had Kanna and Hanna’s arm around my shoulders looked at me and showed his yellow teeth.
I thought he was trying to provoke me with the meanest smile he could muster, but I knew him so well that it didn’t really help.
I knew very well that even if I were not the guy’s king and had killed his parents or wife, his anger would only be directed at me and not at an innocent person.
He was the most noble of the sand beggars.
By the way, I was looking for that guy on a hot day and sweating, but he came to me on his own feet…
‘I was screwed for nothing.’
My face crumpled at the fact that I had done something stupid.
The guy opened his mouth and laughed even more fiercely, as if he liked my crumpled face.
“It’s been a while. The Star Killer. Aaron.”
The guy muttered one of my nicknames that sounded the most like Tae.
I laughed along with him and called him by his favorite nickname.
“Yeah, it’s been a while. Sandbag.”
This time the guy’s face crumpled up nicely.
On the contrary, I looked at the guy while smiling even more deeply.
‘Those thick arms have shrunk.’
I gauged the end of our reunion by looking at the guy’s thinner arms, unlike mine which were thicker than before.
