* growl * Hamza stomach made so more noise, he hid his embarrassed face while Steve watched his child like innocence. Despite their differences, it was good to see a young man that wasn't far gone like he was in the past.
" Dig in." Steve asked as soon as their food arrived. Hamza nodded but was still hesitant because Steve was looking too closely at his movents.
" It's not poisoned right?" Hamza had been taught from a young age not to trust any strangers especially foreigners that employed these kinds of thods to trick them. Even during the war, when he was just a child he had heard how other countries would support the rival forces behind the back but also didn't forget to keep up appearances in front of Black Swans.
When he grew older he ca to realize that it was solely for squeezing more money out of both parties. Instead of sending their own people, they would use the natives as their proxy armies, providing guns for their resources.
There were only few places like the one where they were in that stood the test of ti because of their loyalty and transparency forming a respectable force in the region. But even then they couldn't grow too big to threaten the actual overloads of the region, if they did it would cause another large conflict ultimately harming the civilian population.
" A sharp young man. You don't have to worry about that, if I want soone dead I will always look them in the eye before finishing the job. That way I can rember their face more clearly." Steve said jokingly but Hamza felt there was a tinge of sadness when he said it.
" You sound like soone I know."
" Who? Your father?"
" So you know? Is that why you are not harming and my friend because you fear my father?" Steve just laughed out loud hearing his question. Him, afraid? That was sothing he didn't thought about in a long ti.
" What's funny? If you know my father, you know what he is capable off!" Hamza didn't like his sarcastical laughter.
" No, no, I am not laughing at your father. It's just that no one asked if I was afraid after looking at ." Steve twisted his arms showing his bulging muscles. Even from an outsider's perspective, Hamza was barely half his size so him asking about fear was indeed funny.
" Oh yeah? There are plenty of people like you in my village." Hamza replied to Steve who was busy showing off.
" It's not how big soone is, it's how they use it. Never forget about it especially when dealing with girls." Steve smirked at Hamza who looked at him with clueless expression. Steve knew his preaching went over his head so he changed the subject.
" Forget about it. What should I call you? You have a na right?"
" Hamza Elezovic."
" Cool na, you can call Steve."
" Steve? What about your family na?" Steve was a little taken aback, no one really care about his surna which helped him a lot because it was sothing that he clearly wanted to forget.
" It's alright if you don't want to tell ." Hamza was perceptive to notice his hesitation.
" It's not that I don't want to, it's was so long ago that I forgot about it. Beside an orphan like doesn't need surnas."
" Liar."
" Alright, you got but let's not dwell on it. Hamza, let's move on to so important topic." Steve who was shrugging a mont ago completely changed his deanor. His calm eyes turned fiery emitting so kind of mysterious pressure when Hamza looked at him directly.
He folded his arms and asked in a monotonous tone," Why did you attack my n? Are you working for them?" Steve was indirect because he knew suspects would often fumble giving out details potentially incriminating themselves.
Hamza had trouble breathing feeling the blunt of Steve's murderous aura. He had felt similar interacting with other veterans but they probably wouldn't go all out against him which was why he was having a hard ti.
Steve also noticed it but he didn't want to go inside an enemy compound when there was Hamza sitting right in front of him to give him valuable information. He knew it would be dangerous to prolong the exposure which was why he was ready to stop at any mont.
" I-i" Hamza was about to say sothing when soone hit Steve on the back of his head.
" What the fuck are you doing to the kid? Didn't we discussed not to do such things before?" It was Syiara who ca to stop him. It was because his aura was leaking outside making many people that were sitting on other benches uncomfortable.
" What? I was only trying-"
" Cut it out right now or you have to sleep in the woods! Can't you hear the kids crying because of that disgusting thing?" Steve looked around to see parents trying to console their kids while angrily staring at him. No one knew what he did but the aura worked on instinct of fear. It's not like it didn't make them scared but their kids took priority!
" Fine, fine. Sorry, sorry." He apologized to the surrounding people properly before sitting down again.
" And you! Don't think you are so hotshot because of your father's reputation! You know how hard I tried to dissuade them from resorting to 'those' thods? Can't you just answer few of his questions honestly?" She turned to Hamza and scolded him too.
After saying her piece she snorted and left. Steve seed to be reminded about Jane looking at her back. It's like she was right with them which made him chuckle.
" I didn't do anything! Why is she yelling at ?" Hamza shouted but seeing that his tone was low ant he was afraid of the mad woman.
" She is like that sotis."
" Is she your woman? I can never understand why people like such brass woman, on top of that she also looks like a soldier."
" No, no. I already have a wife beside she is involved with my friend over there, Drac. I don't know what to call their relationship but it sowhere between friendship and married." Steve quickly corrected himself.
" So what? Can't you have multiple wives?" Hamza asked cluelessly. Steve almost forgot where he was because there was a practice of polygamy in this region but not recognized by the governnt.
" It seems like despite being smart you don't have much knowledge of the outside world." He decided it was feasible for him to approach from a more friendly angle, it's not like he had better things to do.
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