The Book of Blood Volume 6 The Last Illusion Part 19

The Book of Blood Volume 6 The Last Illusion Part 19

'No need for guns,' Tetelman murmured. The statement hung on the air like an unfulfilled promise. 142 'Get rid of them without guns?' said Locke. 'If you mean waiting for them to die out naturally, I'm not that patient.' 'No,' said Tetelman, 'we can be swifter than that.' 'How?' Tetelman gave the man a lazy look. 'They're my livelihood,' he said, 'or part of it. You're asking me to help you make myself bankrupt.' He not only looks like an old whore, Locke thought, he thinks like one. 'What's it worth? Your wisdom?' he asked. 'A cut of whatever you find on your land,' Tetelman replied. Locke nodded. 'What have we got to lose? Cherrick? You agree to cut him in?' Cherrick's consent was a shrug. 'All right,' Locke said, 'talk.' 'They need medicines,' Tetelman explained, 'because they're so susceptible to our diseases. A decent plague can wipe them out practi…