[Belloq coughs and retches and grunts in surprised pain as his knees hit the ground hard. He thinks he might have made a poor choice here. And what an ignominious way to die, not on a battlefield, not during an archaeological adventure, but killed on the street by a friend he'd betrayed. The artifact he'd double-crossed Niko for wasn't even real, the Orions would soon be crying for his head, despite having done what they'd asked, thinking he stole a sword that doesn't exist. What a bloody waste.
He keeps his gaze to the ground and his shoulders low as Niko vents his fury. And when Niko throws him to the ground again, he stays there.]
I have always thought that you were a better man than your past suggested, Niko.
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He keeps his gaze to the ground and his shoulders low as Niko vents his fury. And when Niko throws him to the ground again, he stays there.]
I have always thought that you were a better man than your past suggested, Niko.