The Mist and the Lightning. Part IV

"Exactly! Maybe one of the theories is right, and maybe nothing is! Maybe he was sent by the gods, or by the demons, or maybe he is just a human being!"

"So what should we do? We are doomed if we don't find a solution! Me for sure! He left me for dessert. I already imagine myself dangling on the rope, at the square!" – Lis yelled.

Orel was silent, deep in thought.

"Look, Arel, Squint-Eye is as good as dead. They will lock him up, and even if they don't execute him as well, within a year he will either loose his mind, or kill himself, or die of his diseases. What, you think I'm wrong?"

"No".

"Enriki can't escape either this time, Carina and her daddy will see to that."

"Yes, Kors has been holding grudge against him, Enriki was fooling everybody for too long, shamelessly".

"Can you imagine what will happen to Enriki in a solitary cell, without 'water'? Or with 'water', which is even worse!"

"I can. Stop smoking, Lis, you scare me".

"Well, it's all clear with me, a bit of Carina's testimony, and I won't linger in this life."

"She is your only living witness, that's amusing… Was it worth killing all the rest, just to leave her? A witness like that!"

"Don't…"

"You shouldn't panic in advance! Why have you decided that she will do it? Maybe she won't testify against you! And other than that, they don't have anything serious. No murders, like me and Squint-Eye, no bribery and forgery, like Enriki. They don't have anything on you!"

"They have Carina! And she will finish what she started. It's a matter of principal. I've seen her eyes."

"She loves you!"

"Cut the crap! She might feel some pity for me. But justice is above pity and above personal affections. The justice must prevail, the culprit must be punished as he deserves. She will fulfill her duty, she won't betray her country, her people. Who am I? Arel, don't you get it? It's only for you I am Lis, a close person, as I hope, the one you know and even love a little bit. But that's just for you!"

"You are my family!"

"But you see me in a wrong way! I'm a war criminal! I'm your enemy! You can't even imagine how many "blacks" I've killed, your countrymen. I'm an occupant!"