Rexerd looked back at me with shock, disbelief, and subdued rage — along with a myriad of other emotions — clearly written all over his battered face.
His one eye stared at me before lowering and settling on my sword. Recognition washed over him as he rasped to pose a single question:
"That… how did you get that? That is the Divine Sword Aurieth! How do you have that in your possession?!"
I joined both my longswords together, snapping them into place like pieces of a puzzle to form a single greatsword.
"Oh, this ol' thing?" I shrugged. "I think you already know exactly how I got it."
Rexerd's eye widened. So did my smile.
I continued, "During my mission in Ishtara, I killed the High Priest, used his dead body to bypass his security system, and looted his treasure vault."
A long moment of stunned silence stretched between us before Rexerd wheezed, "I-It was you! You're the one the Syndicate is looking for? You're the one who ruined their plans?!"
