Beck trailed a few paces behind Maja, taking the opportunity to fill Dylan in on the news that Cynthia, the woman imprisoned on

the island, was still alive. Dylan's expression was a mix of surprise and concern as he rasped a warning.

"Keep a close eye on her."

By 'her’, he meant Maja.

"Don't worry, Dylan," Beck reassured, waving him off before hastening to catch up with Maja.

The man standing beside Dylan crossed his arms, his brow furrowing in confusion.

"Is she really your sister?"

The awkward tension between the two was far from familial.

Dylan let out a sigh, considering his own checkered past. The fact that she wasn't cursing him out was a stroke of luck in itself.

"The Olsons really don't care about what's on that island?"

The man beside him was Abner, who had also caught wind of the secrets buried on the island through his collaboration with the

Sanders.

His eyes narrowed, a shadow passing over them.

"I'm not as ambitious."

"But you've got people to protect, haven't you? You've seen the laboratories on that island. No one knows what they're

hit someone you care about. The Olsons have a stake in Windhelm

bring you down will naturally target your loved ones. My father

victim of

because it harbored international contraband pills.

had those illegal substances leaked

desperate to uncover the island's sinister

persuaded by this argument, leaning back casually against

continue to provide firepower support, but I'm not joining your little

was all

hand, his face

under your protection must

clawed his way to power over the bones of others. Yet, recent interactions

a different

a certain lady brought out Abner's brighter

did

face twitched with an

chamber

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sight of the charred remains and

been made, yet remnants of the destruction littered

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