Walter
"Oh, I see.. Sure, you can tell me."

*He sits right next to Angelo*

"I'm sure there's a lot to hear about, right?"
Bennie
There's really nothing special about my past. *Angelo didn't seem interested in telling his backstory.*
Walter
"... I still want to hear it."

*He was looking at Angelo*
Bennie
Everyone has a past. Once you hear alot about others past, it all starts to sound the same. I lived a lavish life, and my parents were always strict. As I grew older, I decided to go out on an adventure to help others. Nothing more, nothing less. 

Angelo replied, lacking eye-contact, his green eyes lack of interest in telling his past.

My music will tell you more about me than I ever will.*
Walter
"My art speaks louder than my words too, but you would probably not be able to see the meaning in it. Most likely you'd think you'd have been hanging out with the wrong kind of person-"
Bennie
What does your art usually involves? You have my curiousity. *Angelo looks at him.*

I can also see things for what it is but also for its meaning.
Walter
"Violence."

*He wasn't looking at Angelo anymore*
Bennie
Hmm. *Angelo hums in thought.* Who was it?
Walter
"Want me to count them on my fingers?"
Bennie
I will take a guess. Hmmm, almost ten of them?
Walter
"Close enough. I like posing them in different ways. I always eavesdrop them first, u til I hear something good. I kill, then position their body in a way that kind of.. Embodies their secret. For example, one prince was having an affair, so the princess gave me a contract. I killed the prince, and positioned him as if he was sitting in the windowsill, waiting for the affairee."
Bennie
*Angelo shook his head. Why not just give them a quick death? A slit to the throat is easier, but I understand why you'd rather kill them that way. It's gruesome.*
Walter
"No, the death is always quick. It's the posing of the body to show the person's reason for death that is my art. That's why I was hired before others- I took care in my work, and I let people know that assassins only kill the people bad enough for others to put contracts on them. That's the art of killing, to let others know that some actions are mortally reprehensible- that's why we have executioners. But since there is no executioner for the corrupt and the powerful, we have assassins like myself."
Bennie
*He looks at him, surprised. Goosebumps were on his skin.

Well, uhm, aren't you full of surprises? I thought you were just a Captain. That was not expected. What I fear most from assassins is that they're unpredictable. Hmm, but you - it's hard to explain. I suppose you are different from them.*
Walter
"Unpredictable? Gods, no. No assassin is unpredictable: the person who hired them is. All royalty and corrupt people know there are going to be people who attack them, that's part of being evil; you're not safe. The only surprise in an assassination is when the contract was given and who gave it. If you were a king, you'd know you'd be a target. But you wouldn't know who would want you dead- maybe your son, trying to usurp the throne? Or a servant who doesn't like you? Or maybe another king who doesn't agree with you? And even then, when would they strike? You never know that part, but you always know that there will be an assassin. You, however, have nothing to fear of assassins, unless you are too tricky for thugs, and too important for mercenaries. You, being a bard, have nothing to fear, but you, as an elf, need to fear slave traders, currently. But even now, you shouldn't fear them, for if they tried, they'd be met with the swift blade of a man well past capable of killing them."

*He smiles confidently*

"And they wouldn't know where they partners disappeared to until they disappeared too."
Bennie
*Angelo thought for a moment. It all made sense.

 I like your point of view. But where I am from is no longer a safe place for me. That's why I choose to travel most of the time. You never know what might happen. It's to ensure my safety.*
Walter
"When you're with me, not only can you travel faster and for free, but you get a highly capable killer as a bodyguard, the only cost to you is that you have to have a friend."

*He smiles and does that one arm hug to the side thing to Angelo*
Bennie
*Angelo smiles gently, agreeing with him and appreciates the hug.

I am just realizing how lucky I am.*
Walter
"I wouldn't attribute it to luck. It just, happened that way. It always was going to happen that way."

*He pats angelo's head*
Bennie
*Angelo watches him, suspiciously.

What's that? Bad luck?*