The Lioness and The Lamb End of Chapter Two
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I was stepping into a different world I knew that but I can't help feeling anxious. Jyn has once more become someone I never knew I can only imagine how many layers she has for the people close to her. It makes me question which part of her was the most real but I don't have time to dwell I caught a glimpse of the papers she was looking over. I can see that those papers are part of a ledger for shipments and products. I wanted to ask but I was not sure if I should so we continued sitting in silence. The drive to central plaza didn't take us long but to my surprise, we are heading into a diner.
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Perhaps I watch too many movies but this is like those movies or so I thought till we went outback and down into a cellar. My mind was racing but I was keeping silent because I was afraid even though I wanted this, I'm afraid. When I thought we had arrived but a large wine barrel was opened by two people who came right out of those movies. I could see the guns they held I was trying not to panic or raise my anxiety. When we stepped inside it was beautiful for what it was, they built an entire market in the sewers beneath the city. I lived here and never really knew such a thing existed, but my attention was drawn back to reality. I heard several footsteps behind us instincts I held onto Jyn's arm.
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Jyn; " This is district one, my district. My family has been reconstructing the sewers for years making a place for the outcasts. We redirected the sewage and even expanded this place. We made it a paradise..."
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I listened to her feeling a little more relaxed since we arrived at the bar here. A familiar face greeted me but I didn't have a chance to say hi to her, Jyn was not in a pleasant mood. The room was full of people I didn't know but all of them terrified me. Jyn was aggressive and didn't hesitate to get this over with.
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Jyn; " Let me be clear you signed a contract with us, we can't let you leave but we also can't have you acting cowardly. This is the business and you should remember that."
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Roy; " Look Hygo was a powerful man you expect us not to get scared. You obviously can't protect us so it's best if we separate here."
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This person talked a lot but Jyn was showing irritation that's when I saw her pull a gun out. I didn't think I just reacted, soon I was squeezing her leg and speaking.
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Catherine; " I saw the records for your products, you sent copies of your business. The problem with the copies is they are often falsified, did you bring your ledgers?"
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Roy; " Who the hell do you-"
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Jyn was quick with her movement and perfectly fluid as her gun came to point at the man's head. My heart was racing but I managed to calm her just a bit with my hand on her wrist.
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Catherine; " The problem is you don't have a position to question anything. Now the ledger?"
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He didn't answer and the other one just sat quietly, I didn't know what I was doing but I know business. I know how to read a ledger and the copies of one, I know how to read discrepancies in weight and price paid. Then Jyn gave an order to bring both ledgers from their shop so we waited in silence since neither felt like talking. I can't blame them with a gun just an inch from them. After thirty minutes the two people came back with only one ledger, Jyn didn't say anything she just gave me the book. So I started reading and comparing the copied papers to the ledger, my professor taught us about numbers and how they never lie.
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I focused on the ledger before me and started to quickly read through every transaction. I had a good memory to recall things which will help me here, it took a few months to notice the change in handwriting. A Travis Ford is a name that starts popping up around the same time the handwriting changes, then the weight slowly changes. The amount paid and the quantity sold added up but it was doctored under stress, this ledger was falsely written to hide something. Now I'm curious and I don't know where this side of me is coming from but I wasn't afraid or anxious, I was riding a thrill
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Catherine; " Sorry for the wait... Who's Travis ford?"
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I'm not an expert but the way this man's eyes shifted quickly to me than back to the gun was enough evidence.
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Catherine; " Jyn I think this Travis Ford was doing more than buying a product off the black market. I would even wager this product wasn't purchased by this man, something is wrong about this."
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Jyn; " Curtis, escort our guests to the camp make sure Yuri has the information by the end of the day."
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Catherine; " The other man hasn't spoken though."
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Jyn; " He's a mute only knows sign language. However, Roy here likes talking so till I know the extent of treachery they both go."
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This man named Roy didn't protest or even defend himself and I couldn't help but think I just sentenced them to death. Jyn was giving out her orders to the men and women around us and it was hunting time for Jyn. I could see she enjoyed the power she had but I know this makes her lose control of herself which is a bad trade-off. Once everything settles down Jyn leads me back through the market plaza and a heavy silence hovers between us. I don't know if that did was right or wrong but I wanted to help her solve this without blood. If I hadn't been here I can't imagine how much worse things would have gone, my mind tries to conjure up those thoughts. But I'm soon pulled from my thoughts.
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Jyn; " You did good I would have handled it but you surprised me. How did you know how to read handwriting and numbers or understand a ledger to that degree."
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Catherine; " I... Had a professor who taught us about the numbers side of business, I only took the classes for a few years. But he was showing us how to properly identify forgeries in leaders like that. He taught us how to follow the numbers."
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Jyn; " You surprised me, you prevented things from getting messy. I never thought to check the levers and look for such things, guess I have a lot to learn in this business. It's cutthroat and no one takes you seriously till you make a statement..."
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Catherine; " That's why I'm here then pick up the extra weight... It scares me enough seeing so many sides to you, I don't wanna lose you to reckless ideas. I'm here so let me help in whatever way I can."
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Jyn; " Thanks but it's gonna be messy from here on, I have to make sure no one underestimates me again. If what you said is the case then that means a side business is being conducted, my father will have my head if I don't fix this."
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I know how much weight her words carry but I don't know if I was prepared for her to spill blood. That wasn't the Jyn I know and that scares me just like all the other times I saw a side of her I never knew. This is the scariest part of a relationship, not knowing the sides of the one you are in love with. I hope one day I will be able to truly tell you these words Jyn, I just hope my heart is not misleading me.
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