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foul, I’m just saying I wanna do everything I can to keep Gucci out of harm’s way,” Animal said.
    â€œBullshit.” Kahllah mock-coughed. “If that were the case, then you’d accept the blessing Priest has bestowed on you and vanish with her. You could ride off into the sunset, yet you chose to plunge head-first into a fire, after having already been burned twice. All for what, because you want to try and save a bunch of knuckleheads who’ll likely be dead by next summer anyhow? Priest always praises you for being intelligent, but I think you’re an idiot.”
    â€œI don’t care what you think, nor do I expect a mercenary to understand loyalty,” Animal spat.
    Kahllah smirked. “I understand loyalty far better than you ever will. When I took the vow, I pledged to put the will of my father and my Lord before all others, including myself. I have forsaken life and love to serve God, as my father has directed.”
    Animal looked at her as if she had lost her mind. “So you mean to say that Priest has convinced you that murdering people is God’s will?” He shook his head. “I know I’m a little fucked up in the head, but you’re on another planet with it.”
    â€œAnimal, you will never understand, because you’ve not received the word,” Kahllah said seriously, “You haven’t beenshown the light. While people like you pop bottles with rapists and killers, I smite them. Do I get paid for the bodies I drop? Absolutely, because praises for doing what must be done don’t pay bills. You call me a mercenary, but I am much more than that. I am the antidote to the sickness that has corrupted our society. I am the Black Lotus amongst the weeds.”
    Animal saw the passionate look in Kahllah’s eyes when she spoke. It was as if Priest was speaking but through her lips. Obviously, he had been conditioning her from an early age. He had raised her with one purpose: taking lives. Animal tried to imagine what it would be like if their roles had been reversed, with him being nurtured by the killer instead of a base-head mother, and reasoned that he had gotten the better end of the deal than Kahllah. Animal had been through more than his share of hardships, but he at least had free will. Kahllah belonged to Priest, mind and body.
    â€œYou don’t get it.” Animal turned to walk away, and Kahllah appeared in front of him, blocking his path.
    â€œOh, but I do get it, Animal. You’re an honorable man, and I respect that about you, but there is no honor in suicide. The world thinking you’re really dead this time is the only thing you’ve got to your advantage. It puts the element of surprise on your side. Shai Clark isn’t some street punk; he’s the king of this city. Rushing back into the battle head-first will unquestionably be the death of you, and all this will have been for nothing.”
    â€œSo, I leave Ashanti and Zo to the dogs after they tried to help me?” Animal asked.
    â€œNot at all, but going at Shai with guns blazing isn’t going to help anyone,” Kahllah said.
    â€œWhich is what I’ve been trying to tell him.” Priest appearedin the doorway. He had traded his robes for a black suit, white shirt, and black tie. “My wayward son is determined to see either the light or the darkness. I hope by the time we return from our little outing, I’ll be able to show him the light.”
    â€œWhatever, nigga,” Animal said, pulling the thick black hoodie over his head. He turned to Gucci. “You gonna be OK here with her?” He nodded at Kahllah.
    â€œI’ll be fine, you just hurry back.” Gucci kissed him on the lips.
    â€œDon’t worry, I’ll take care of her, Animal,” Kahllah promised.
    â€œI’m going to hold you to that,” Animal told her.
    â€œMy word is my bond.” Kahllah placed her hand over her heart