211 Cheski Has A Suggestion

“Assets?” Ella buried her face in her hands. “Assets?” She whispered again. The others watched her silently. “At least you can stop blaming yourself for your brother.” Erom said softly. “They were out to get him anyway.” “But you know we are not yet sure.” Ella looked up defiantly. “How do we know that it's not just a coincidence? Like Freidis here said earlier, I think we need a larger sample size.” “That's why we are going from village to village.” Erom explained again. “But I'm afraid the pattern is becoming quite clear.” Ella buried her face in her hands again. “My poor brother.” She said. “He's been with them for so long. You know, I've never really enjoyed life. I always thought I did not deserve to live well. How could I live well when I am responsible for someone else being in captivity?” She looked up again, her face setting into a determined frown. “Where’s that boy called Friggins? I am going to beat his head in. He's our only lead at this point and he's behaving like