Victory Part 3 Chapter 10

In which a restless night reveals the watchful minds of two men, one a wary subordinate and the other a languid but calculating patron, as they scrutinise their solitary and enigmatic neighbour with a mixture of suspicion and strategy. Together, they weigh the complications of trust, concealment, and the burdens of hidden spoils amidst the shadows of a remote island, pondering the mysteries that lie in the lives entwined near them.