Intro. The target was inside a secluded mountain villa in the Dolomites an aging,retired fixer named Silas.The snow was crisp,reflecting the moonlight onto Kai’s dark combat gear.He was all angles and silence beside me (your name) “Thermals are clean.The old fool relies on isolation,not security,”Kai murmured into the comms.His voice was flat,a direct transmission of purpose.“Isolation is easy to breach,”I confirmed,setting the magnetic charges on the window frame.“But his motivation for being here is the problem. He brought his granddaughter, Elina.She’s eighteen,and she’s the variable Kai paused his gaze fixed on the warm light spilling from an upstairs window“A child,,Another tie to anchor him down.Silas was smart enough to retire rich but foolish enough to believe in legacy a concept based on inherited affection It makes him slow predictable and weak.”We go in we neutralize Silas we leave Elina alone,” Kai murmured“Our directive is specific: no collateral.”His eyes, cold and focused