sides ceasing to drain energy from him.
“Weak as I am, you will still not get any confession from me.” The earthling looked adamant not to give in.
“I think he needs a bit more persuasion.” Primo interrupted.
“Hit him harder,” Bernat ordered.
Primo hit the earthling on the jaw with the back of his gun. ”This could go wrong for you. Tell us everything you know.”
The earthling was unbreakable. ”Sorry, I am not giving any interviews today.”
Didac stood behind the mirror glass in the observer room watching his soldiers interrogate the human. The interrogation room had no windows; it was just block metal walls. His hands were tied together with metal chains attached to the suspender. Didac hoped it had the right effect. Uncomfortable and intimidating .
Didac looked at his friend. In light of what had occurred, he couldn’t comprehend how life was like for Agostino. ”The people would want to know the truth.”
“Tell them what happened, we have a moral obligation, to tell the truth,” Agostino said matter of fact.
Didac hesitated when his friend maintained a blank expression. ”How can you be so calm?”
“I am sure by now; you are aware that I was privy to some of my father’s crimes. My father is ruthless and will do anything to protect his interests; I had hoped that one day he would see the folly of his ways but he just never did and never will. I have come to terms with it.”
Even when he said it, a whisper of embarrassment emanated from him. ”Even if he is your dad, that doesn’t mean that everything he does you take responsibility for. He is his own individual, and so are you.”
“Other people don’t see it this way.”
“Your reputation as a hardworking, honest man exceeds you. I am sure the people of Constel·lació feel the same way.” Annais cut in.
“A report just came in; the final body count just came to six hundred, Including children and women.” Severus’ voice echoed in the observer room when he entered.
Annais felt Didac’s fear turn into anger and immediately tried to calm him. “I know how you must feel right now………..” She understood his emotional and mental state. Anger was rational. It was a force of energy that every species projected to combat a threat. She didn’t want her brother to start a war over nothing. She reached out to touch him to comfort him. “I know what you are thinking; attacking Mother Earth will only be inviting a war.”
“‘The war has already begun.” To protect his people was his priority first and foremost. Didac’s jaw clenched, feelings of pure rage begged to be dominant, the internal struggle not to release his demonic side apparent to anyone watching.
“My brother you have to understand that there cannot be a war without casualties.” Annais’ gift allowed her to feel everything. The air, even the blood in her veins, her brain, the rotation and vibration of planets, the people, the gravity and the deepest parts of her memory. The pain, her brain was exploding. It was a heavy burden to bear; it always left her exhausted, anxious and overwhelmed.
“Let there be casualties on both sides, not one. You have no idea how I feel. I lost good soldiers out there, children, someone’s mother, someone’s grandmother, someone’s father, and brother. ……… Friends. You don’t understand how I feel.”
Her pain intensified at her brother's statement. “You have to wait; if you kill him right now, you have a chance of losing valuable information that might help us.” She hesitated before handing over the file to her brother. “This is a list of all probables.” In a time where interplanetary trading was so common, anything was possible.
Didac took it and threw it on the floor. “So what? Thousands of lives depend on me to make the right decisions to keep them safe, and I will never be able to live with myself if any more die because I didn’t act when I needed to. I take my responsibilities seriously.