Witch Hunter Robin Fan Fiction ❯ Embers ❯ Evaluation ( Chapter 9 )

Amon stood at parade rest, eyes fixed on empty air as he gave his report. His tone was clear, words concise, dispassionate. Any traces of emotion that might have been present, erased, though whether it was before the hunt itself or before the accounting, Zaizen didn't know.

 

Truly, the details of this hunt were unimportant--they weren't being recorded anyway. No, what mattered was the hunter, his efficiency, his loyalty and his trust in his assignments as given.

 

Zaizen affected a stern glare and asked another irrelevant question, gauging the hunter's response by tone and body posture.

 

'Yes,' he thought. 'This one has become a useful tool.'

 

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A/N: Linked drabble, with `Truth.'