Hugh's finger never pulled the trigger in the end, and he could only watch as they vanished from sight.
When Louis looked up, he spotted Renee Morgan, but couldn't see her whole face—just a glimpse of her profile as she turned away.
A real Aethel girl look—tall, fair like the people of Aethel, probably sunburnt so her cheeks were rosy against her pale skin, high nose, deep red lips, vibrant and youthful...
With a face like that, honestly, if someone told him she was a top Aethel actress, he wouldn't even be surprised.
Is this the look Hugh couldn't remember?
Maybe... Hugh's just face-blind?
Louis stood dumbstruck for quite a while, struggling to believe that their most powerful Red Team opponent, that legendary sniper everyone talked about, was actually just a young chick?
Unbelievable, seriously unbelievable.
Red Team members finally realized they'd been duped, especially the two "grenades" Dane tossed—they sounded loud as hell, but didn't actually do any damage.
