Oh, that question about Elias. Jon can’t help laughing, but it’s a mirthless, sharp, and bitter sound that forces its way out of his lungs.
“No,” he says, gaze turned once again toward Murmur. “In fact, I’m fairly certain that whatever motives Elias may have, they’re not at all about helping me. He killed the woman who was Archivist before me, and at least one other person that we know of.”
The image of Jurgen Leitner’s bloody, bludgeoned body is something Jon suspects will haunt him for the rest of his life. Murmur may be able to pick up on a flash of that terror and shock Jon felt upon walking back into his office and finding the man killed so horribly. Jon takes a slow, deep breath of the cold, cleansing air to steady his nerves so he can move on.
“If everything went according to plan, he should be locked up by now. A couple of my assistants stayed behind to gather evidence when the others and I set off to stop the Unknowing. If everything went according to plan.”
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“No,” he says, gaze turned once again toward Murmur. “In fact, I’m fairly certain that whatever motives Elias may have, they’re not at all about helping me. He killed the woman who was Archivist before me, and at least one other person that we know of.”
The image of Jurgen Leitner’s bloody, bludgeoned body is something Jon suspects will haunt him for the rest of his life. Murmur may be able to pick up on a flash of that terror and shock Jon felt upon walking back into his office and finding the man killed so horribly. Jon takes a slow, deep breath of the cold, cleansing air to steady his nerves so he can move on.
“If everything went according to plan, he should be locked up by now. A couple of my assistants stayed behind to gather evidence when the others and I set off to stop the Unknowing. If everything went according to plan.”
Jon has no way of knowing whether it did.