"Then I'd have the pleasure of killing Lord El-Melloi. That's as good as a wish," Wes replied, his voice equally venomous. And in all honesty? He meant it too.
There were very few people in the world that someone like Wes would legitimately wish harm on, but the likes of Lord El-Melloi was one of them. It wasn't much of an exaggeration to say Wes held the same contempt for the Clocktower and Association elite as he did for pedophiles, rapists and murderers. That's what most of them usually ended up being, one way or another. Taking advantage of the frail and unwilling weak was the bread and butter of the magically enabled. Not only was modern magecraft in a decline, but its practicioners hardly knew any moral boundaries.
“However, you should be thankful for Caster being who she is. I can’t negate such an honest hospitality, in fact, I brought something else other than alcohol. Furthermore, you should be even more thankful that you are a student at the Clock Tower as well, since now I’m obliged to at least see to it that you don’t tarnish the Tower’s great name with your failure.”
"Yes I am quite thankful for Caster. She's kind-hearted and does her best, which is more than I can say for
some people," Wes said. Then, he sighed. As much as he hated to admit it, having a more...
able-bodied magus on the team would be of help in achieving his goals, and according to Caster, she had valuable information which he owed her for.
"Caster," he said, waving his hand exasperatedly. "Welcome her aboard the boat.
Alright, thanks, he communicated to Tamamo mentally.
But we have to get her to give her up the information she knows before we do anything rash. Then if she still seems like she'll turn on us in the future, we can get rid of her, one way or another.Wes was pretty sure that, as tempting as it might seem to his lower brain, murder wasn't necessary or in his best interests. They needed to prevent her from becoming a particularly noisy loose end if she chose not to cooperate, but bound and gagged, deprived of their ability to move, make basic gestures or speak any aria, a modern magus was as powerless as a normal human. With Tamamo's strength, they could easily incapacitate her and just shove her in a closet onboard the boat for the rest of the war.
Of course should Tamamo ever take it upon herself to kill her, it could hardly be said that he'd have any complaints...
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