The air became unflinchingly tight. Lucien detects movement. In the corner. He see figures. Shapes of five, seven, ten men coming towards to where they are. Lucien open his mouth to say something. To protest. To implore Ava to let him go. He will attend the exchange.
He will obtain the location of the notorious Alpha Beast. That was the other bargain he put up to the exchange. He added three more gemstones for that. And the dealer agreed not to say anything.
The first man Lucien saw coming out is a man without his cloak, in black gears, and a gun holstered in the waistband. Black gloves, black hat, black boots. He walked right into the mist. Long limbed, constantly in motion, he whip his head side to side to study the area.
A sharpshooter. Lucien noted.
But why come out in the open?