She could see the look in Nova's eyes, she knew he was serious but what she didn't believe he would do was actually torture her, but that was her mistake, since no one had proper information on Nova, whose background is basically nonexistence for the time being.
"Last night," he said, his tone even, "I gave you a chance to speak. Now I am here to dig, you may think you know me and what I am capable of, but I assure you, you are wrong."
The woman laughed, but it cracked at the edge. "She was nothing. A loose end, you are wasting your time, and I have nothing more to say to you about this, no matter what you do."
"Then you won't mind telling me who tied the rope; if not, there are other ways to get the truth from you."
Her jaw clenched.
Nova walked around her slowly, letting silence stretch like a blade. "Was it a Creed order? Or an Elmare scheme? Maybe both?"
She kept her lips shut.
