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Rock Sand City,
Hidden basement,
A black-robed figure knelt on the ground, respectfully reporting to the figure at the table:
"Sir,
All the Black Sinners in the Three-Fork Mountain sand waterfall cave are toast."
The figure paused for several moments, like this sudden news had thrown him off.
His breathing hitched for just a moment before going back to normal.
"Who did it?"
His tone was flat as roadkill.
The black-robed figure reported:
"Sir,
We don't know exactly who.
But someone spotted
Carlos Valois flying toward Three-Fork Mountain yesterday."
"Carlos Valois?"
Hearing this name,
The figure's fingers started drumming the table, getting worked up.
"You're telling me
Carlos Valois wiped out that group of Black Sinners?"
The black-robed figure said, hesitating a bit:
"Can't be sure, but there's a damn good chance he did it.
On one hand,
