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As Mostafa turned to look at his second-in-command, his smile vanished like the wind when he took in the expression on Armaadad's face.

"It's no good news now, is it, Armaadad?" He groaned, his impatience and anger evident.

If Armaadad ever learned something from his master over the years, apart from wickedness and meanness, it's to go straight to the point.

"My lord, the assassins seem to have disappeared from the face of the world, but the truth is that they have been killed. All five of them."

No expression crossed his Master's face except for the slight twitch of his jaw.

Armaadad continued, "The message finally got in last night that it wasn't only the twin that was in California, My lord. The Captive and the Slave were there too."

That was when Mostafa exploded. "So, my Captive and my Slave were found after months of searching but couldn't be captured!? Five assassins COULDN'T capture them!?" he raged.

Armaadad scratched his ears. He too was angry, but it doesn't matter at the m