He smelled of dust and seemed to have been out recently.

The corners of Wilbur's mouth turned up, the bottoms of his eyes slightly scarlet.

"Boss, I think it's time Madam knew these truths."

"And what did you say to her?"

Accompanying Matthew's grim voice was the sound of a bullet being loaded, and with a single tick of his fingertip, Wilbur would be lifeless.

Wilbur looked up, not in the least intimidated by the muzzle of the gun pressed against his head, but with a cheerful expression on his face.

"It's a shame Madam isn't here, or she'd know how desperate the men she cares for really are."

Matthew's...