Not to any great degree, at least. It would have been nice, admittedly, to hear that they'd triumphed over Hargrove. That the teamwork and trust that they shared, that the Freelancers and even the mercenaries themselves couldn't live up to, had been what secured their victory.
It would have at least validated that there had been something missing, a real and tangible component that he had been lacking that had caused him to fail time and time again while attempting to defeat them.
But 'nice' isn't how the world works. And it could be that he was mistaken once more in his estimation of them. That would hardly be surprising, after all this time.
"I simply assumed if they had, they would have reported to you the details of what happened." Or that Felix's death would have meant something. His fingers curl faintly against the railing. "It hardly matters now."
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Not to any great degree, at least. It would have been nice, admittedly, to hear that they'd triumphed over Hargrove. That the teamwork and trust that they shared, that the Freelancers and even the mercenaries themselves couldn't live up to, had been what secured their victory.
It would have at least validated that there had been something missing, a real and tangible component that he had been lacking that had caused him to fail time and time again while attempting to defeat them.
But 'nice' isn't how the world works. And it could be that he was mistaken once more in his estimation of them. That would hardly be surprising, after all this time.
"I simply assumed if they had, they would have reported to you the details of what happened." Or that Felix's death would have meant something. His fingers curl faintly against the railing. "It hardly matters now."