Jin stared ahead, unblinking.
The three men standing at the edge of the street hadn't moved. Didn't posture. Didn't tense. They just stood there, watching.
The leader in the center broke the stillness first, taking a single unhurried step forward, hands loose at his sides. Whatever recklessness had defined him during their first fight was gone entirely, replaced by something colder, more deliberate.
"Didn't think I'd see you again this soon," he said, voice even. "Figured it'd take longer for you to be stupid enough to walk into my territory." A faint smile crossed his face. "Glad you didn't make me wait. Means I get to return the favor a little sooner than planned."
Jin held his ground. "You mean the favor where I put you on the ground?"
The leader's smile didn't waver. "That one."
"Figured you'd have learned something from it."
