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He wanted them dead and they wanted him gone and at the end of the day, the only thing holding this sham of a traveling party together was the one outlier who insisted there was good in him. There wasn’t, of course, that man was rotten to the core, but he believed it so fervently and with such dedication and loyalty that it frankly terrified the others. It was clear he wouldn’t hurt a fly unprovoked but they were becoming increasingly convinced he’d readily slit their throats if they tried anything to his best friend.