Sam continued to stare at her in silence. He suspected that something like this might happen. General was looking for a sword long time ago. And obviously it was possible he will find out about this mansion.

But he could not and did not want to spend more energy and time than necessary to save Ashley and the rest of the people.

To his shame, he even did not remember the names of her children, it was probably worth putting a little effort in this regard.

But the problem is that even before the disaster, Sam could not remember his own mobile phone number, although he used this number for several years.

This is a strange moment, tell him someone is unlikely to believe, because this is no longer just a bad memory or laziness, but rather a complete autism.

In fact, everything turned out well, thanks to the military, they are still unharmed. If they had killed everyone, Sam wasn't going to take revenge on anyone, he was too pragmatic to do such nonsense.

If Sam met someone much stronger than him, he wouldn't even mind kneeling down and crying for mercy if that would help.

Feelings of pride and shame he could only allow himself because he is now strong enough, but if necessary, he will throw them into a trashcan.

And Ashley was somewhat the same. If someone stronger than Sam appeared, she would probably tried to get that someone's protection and leave him. And he thought that it is absolutely normal.

That is how a sane person should act. Not whine or scream about injustice or some moral shit but go for any means necessary to survive. Unlike Sam, Ashley reason were her children and she was ready for anything for their sake. He somewhat respected that.

Sam took the dagger from Ashley and hugged her, stroking her head.

In response, she only felt fear and began to tremble, realizing that at any moment her life could end. She knew who he was good enough. He never gave it a second though before killing someone so it is no wonder she reacts like this.

Sam took her head in his hands and looking into her eyes said.

- Ashley you have to understand something, drive it into your head, I'm pretty strong, it sounds too smug, but at the moment it is. So there are only two options for events.

- You can continue to trust the government and I will leave you alone and I will leave on my own.

- Perhaps they will understand that you will no longer be of any use and they will kill you, or maybe they will just leave you alone, I don't know. However, in the first variant, I am not in business, and I can not help you with anything ...

- The second option is to leave with me and fight to get your children back, I cannot guarantee their safety, I can only promise that I will help. Think hard and make a choice.

If Sam was weak, he would not be so calm. He would leave Ashley and try to escape, but now he was confident in himself.

In addition, he needs a general in any case, and Sam suspected that no one except the general himself knew about the features of the sword and he cut all the ends. Otherwise, even his own brother could have cut his throat.

This means that if Sam kills the general, then everyone else will not give a shit about Sam, some of them like Morris will know that the sword is something special and will still be interested. However, their knowledge is limited and Sam will deal with them if necessary.

Sam did not know how quickly the information would reach the general, but he will soon find out about his arrival, and this is also exactly what Sam had originally planned. He hoped the general would want to take the sword personally.

Ashley - If I leave with you they can kill my children, how can I risk that?

Sam - It doesn't make much sense ... but I certainly can't know what they will do, are you sure of your choice?

Ashley - Sorry ... - she started to cry even harder and knelled - I just want to hug my kids again. I just want all this to finally end. I am so sorry Sam. I am useless and pathetic person. Sorry...

Damn... He wanted to convince Ashley to come along with him for her own safety. Who knows what is gonna happen here when he leaves. But he was never good at picking the right words to convince people and stuff. Fuck it then, if she dies then i`ll just have to find someone else.

Sigh.

Sam - Okay, I understand everything, at least get dressed and put on my gifts, after all, I brought them for you.

- After that you and Jane can do whatever you want, I still hope you survive. Do you know how many people are outside?

Ashley - You were gone for a long time, so usually there were only 4 observers left, maybe reinforcements from the camp have already arrived, then I don't know.

If Sam had already been held at gunpoint, he would have felt, but so far everything was in order. He will simply run away and with his speed, even with an RPG, they will not be able to hit him.

Ashley got dressed, Sam kissed her goodbye and allowed the cat that was sitting outside the door to get in. The cat grabbed him and Sam, without hesitation, rushed out the window, breaking it in flight.

Sam immediately rushed towards the forest, two snipers opened fire on him, but he moved too fast, they hit him only a couple of times, and given the current power of his armor, the damage was not that bothersome.

He could of course stay and cut out all the enemies in the mansion, but he didn't want to destroy this place. And it didn't make much sense to involve Jane and Ashley in these cases.

Sam never counted on anyone, nor did he plan to do so in the future.

He wanted Ashley to leave with him not to fight the enemies, but just so that she would definitely not get hurt.

Her betrayal did not bother Sam, a little offensive of course, but quite expected she is a human after all. She had no chance of hurting him anyway, even if she had used the pistol.

Yes, even if the whole mansion was mined, and these observers blew it to hell, Sam could well have survived. All the rest would have died though.

It turned out that no reinforcements had been sent from the camp. So the plan was different, it is quite possible that this time the general will actually appear in person. The capital was somewhere in a thousand kilometres, Sam will wait patiently.

Sam wandered through the forest at night in search of a convenient place, he saw well at night thanks to the fruit, and his high spirituality helped.

It was necessary to find an area with the densest trees, so that it was impossible to observe something from above. Sam held the sword in his hands and waited for it to show signs of life.