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Jinn considered this for a ht send the wrong e One of weakness

“No,” he said “We must not have pity They have failed us due to a lack of will Such thoughts cannot be allowed to spread to the others”

He stepped closer to the men “I will take care of your families May they live to be more noble than you”

He stepped back and sent a powerful kick into the first of the e of the abandoned well For a second he hung there, suspended and held in place by the weight of the other prisoner, whom he was tied to

“No, Jinn,” the second man shouted “Please! Have mercy!”

Jinn kicked the second prisoner even harder than the first Teeth flew along with blood and saliva He fell backward, and both men tumbled into the w

ell, their cries echoing as they dropped A second or two later a sickening crunch silenced theuish followed

Jinn turned to the other men Fury lined his face

“They have forced me to do this,” he shouted “Let it be a lesson for all of you Do not fall short in your tasks The next to fail me will die slowly and more painfully, I assure you”

The men shrank back from him, reminded of his wrath and power

He stared at thean to walk off Sabah fell in beside hi up with his stride

“I’m not sure that was—”

“Don’t question me, Sabah!”

“I only advise you,” Sabah insisted calmly “And my advice would be, mercy to your own and wrath to your enemies”

Jinn fumed as he walked “Those who fail me are my enemies As are those who betray me and break their pro on the brink They have us pleading with the Chinese and the Saudis forbefore us and begging for our help”