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Chapter 52.4- And so the Dragons Danced

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XXXX- TOJI

“We know someone paid you to kill the Fire Lord. We just need to know who” He said while staring at the fool.

The man had been beaten quite savagely already. His face was swollen and he had a few teeth missing. They hadn’t bothered to keep the assassination attempts secret and apparently the Royal Guardsmen who had been sent to bering this one in had been very good friends with the people that had lost their lives in the attempt at Natsu’s life. Of course, this was something that Natsu had to have both known and calculated. His friend could be brutal when he wanted to be, Toji knew.

The man spat in his direction, the spit flying a few meters through the air before landing right in front of his boot. Toji stared down at it. The prisoner’s eyes followed his.

“Your name is Mako” He said, taking a step forward, stepping over the spit smoothly.

“You came into the capital twelve years ago after your family perished” He said next, taking another step. The man had backed himself against the wall now. His hands and feet were chained, his clothes were ratty, and he had more than a few teeth missing, but there was a fire in his eyes that could not be mistaken for anything else. Today, Toji would put out that fire.

“You worked for Baki as not just a barman, but an intermediary. You helped him find the jobs he needed and you got to keep a cut of the profits. Of course, that fact surprised me because present situation aside, you don’t look like someone who has been enjoying vast amounts of gold. Baki was expensive to hire, and that’s coming from me, a Zenin.” He noted the way the man’s eyes did not react as he said his last name. Good. It meant he probably wouldn’t have to kill his father.

“We already know what Baki did with his gold. He must have stockpiled it trying to deceive himself that he had some retirement in his future. But you on the other hand? You’re not that kind of stupid. You’re a different breed. So where did you store all that gold?” He wondered out loud.