"You should've said something witty."
Kane loaded the gun, cocked the hammer, and stopped.
"I thought Yim had asked you to keep this area clean."
A woman with long, dark red hair, wearing attire more suited for a tourist than a Talon operative, walked down the hall towards them.
Kane sighed, then tucked his pistol back in his holster.
"I was cleaning up loose ends."
The woman rolled her eyes, then strolled to where they were standing.
"From the looks of it the only thing that was going to be loose, were fragments of bone and gore. You're giving up too easily, if you really were interested in getting results you would've tried longer."
The woman looked down at Aryanna, then turned to Kane, and held out her hand.
"Sedative?" It wasn't a question so much as an order.
Kane sighed, then placed a syringe in her hand.
"Fine Xenia, be quick about it. I've a meeting to attend.
Xenia smiled. "Dear, I'm nothing if not punctual."
She jammed the syringe into Aryanna's neck.
"And you're not the only one who has..."