#Chapter 246: The Final Act

Despite the general unpleasantness of the conversation with the mayor and the governor, they eventually agreed to let us go. They had no real reason to hold us, and Logan saw through their veiled threats easily enough. In fact, he even seemed to make them feel to make them feel like unsupportive friends for not supporting Senior. “I suppose we can admit that Mr. Hatfield Senior’s requests have become more… erratic as of late,” the governor said. The mayor was a bigger holdout than the governor, looking at him in concern. “You can’t mean…?” “The tide is turning against Senior,” the governor said. “This is an election year. I can’t stand on the wrong side and hope to survive no matter how much Senior has to offer, or how good a friend he has been over the years.” A very pragmatic take, if a heartless one. The mayor must have had more to lose. “But if they go…” The governor gave him a sideways glare. “You don’t mean to hold people against their will, do you? I’m not sure you