Elderly Assassin

"Good luck." This was the first time Bai Xing had truly "heard" Narsax speak to him, clearly and completely. A bad premonition immediately welled up within him. "Wait—" —Bzzz! The last thing Bai Xing saw was Narsax transforming into an utterly dark beam of light. It shot straight toward him. When Bai Xing regained consciousness, he found himself lying in a reclining chair outside a wooden cabin. A blanket covered him, and he held something cold and hard in his hand. He rubbed it slightly. It was a shotgun.