Accomodations

[victordrath]

Drath cuts the line off, turning to face the child, and the two men guarding him. "I do believe I have myself a pawn," he announces proudly, staring down Daniel with a cold, toying glare. Indeed, the Ambassador was a good choice from any angle -- he was not only a politician, but arguably one of the most powerful men on Earth. And yet, how easily he crumbled at the thought of losing his son.

"The gold-hearted, heroic types," Drath muses, cupping his hand under Daniel's chin and idly inspecting the boy's face, "are always suckers for children in peril."