Conor looked at Fane's cold expression and scoffed. Squinting, he said, "It looks like you don't agree with me. Well, there's nothing we can do, then. After all, this group was formed with only one purpose in mind, which is to get out of here alive. Every additional burden means another layer of danger, and anyone can see this logic."
Fane coldly looked at Conor before he said plainly, "If that's the case, then there's no need for us to work together."
With that, Fane turned around to leave.
A flash of surprise could be seen in Conor's eyes, which Fane noticed and internally scoffed at.
He knew what was on Conor's mind.
In Conor's eyes, they were doing Fane a great favor by letting him join. Conor thought that Fane would be defenseless without the help of the group, but Fane did not seem to think that joining the group was a necessary choice.
He did not see joining the group as asking for protection but merely cooperation. Since they could not come to terms, he could leave at any moment. Even though joining the group would help him when he needed it, he still needed to rely on himself in the end.
Fane was confident that he would be able to survive even without the group and would be able to get good results.
When Conor saw that Fane had downright declined their offer, his plans were thrown off.
Even though he never saw Fane fight before and had no way of telling how strong he was, his intuition told him that Fane was somewhat on par with him. Fane joining the group would make them feel safer, but he had two men he had to lug around. That was something Conor would not agree to.
These two had no use other than being cannon fodder; they might even end up dragging everyone down at a critical moment!
He trusted all of Fane's decisions. Even if Fane left him at that moment, he would just lower his head and accept it.
Rudy believed that Fane would not do that, however.
Fane merely looked at Frederick quietly, but seconds later, he merely shook his head, not even bothering to explain things as he turned around and walked toward where he came from.
Frederick started to panic at that. His intuition told him that Fane was not inadequate whatsoever, and at such a dangerous moment, more strength would only ensure their safety.
With Fane's actions, it was obvious that Fane was a righteous man. After thinking about it, Frederick rushed over to Fane. "Since you insist on bringing the two of them, I'll agree to it!"
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