TRISTAN'S POV“Good morning chief.”The whole brotherhood chorused, and I found myself staring intently at the chief. In his movements, I found fatigue, I found tiredness. In his movements I found weariness and fear. He was tired of carrying the burden of the city on his shoulders, I could see it, but that was his job. There was nothing he was going to do about it. He had sworn to do it, the oath was sacred, and no matter how tired he was, he was going to continue doing it. He was going to continue carrying the burden of the city on his shoulders, even if he liked it or not. I stared at him, laughing inwardly. I had done that. I had made him tired,I had made him weary. I had made all of them in the courtroom tired. I had made all of them wondering what was next. I was doing it, I was trouble itself, I was that menace they were looking for. I was that menace they were never going to find, sadly. The chief took the last drag of his already finished cigarette, then dumped the remains
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