Clarien had already been wavering on whether or not to stay and complete their objective but learning that Avery was on his way with his forces in tow certainly added another notch in the column of calling everything off.
His last encounter with the Avery had left him battered and beaten far worse than he had ever thought possible.
The conditions he suffered under Alliance Police custody had been horrid as well. Enough so that Clarien believed he would rather die than end up in their hands again.
Since he had been labeled as a pirate, that left him practically no protections under Alliance law.
All manner of unspeakable things had been done to him, and the entire time he had been sealed away in a room too small for him to even lay down in with only just enough food and water to keep him alive.
