condensed master

Will Bonner
"How did you know where I lived?"
"I talked to a couple of the others, they told me how to find you."
He seemed on edge and not convinced. "I want to talk to you about the
circumstances surrounding Ed's death, but not out here. Is it okay for us to go
inside?" A few more seconds of hesitation elapsed and then he pushed open the
door and pointed for Will to go in.
The room was open plan. Lounge, dining, and kitchen areas defined by a
placement of furniture, which was barely enough to suffice. Two doors at the far
right end probably led to a bedroom and washroom. "I called at the house farther
down the hill, but there was no one home."
"That would be Mr.Gable's house, he's an artist." That solves the sign outside
which didn't make sense, Will was thinking. Choosing a lounge chair close to the
door, Will sat down.
"Why do you want to talk to me about Ed? It's all over and done with now."
"It isn't actually."
Dan looked puzzled. "Who are these others you've been talking to?"
"You don't expect me to divulge that, do you? I wouldn't talk to anyone else
about you. What's said here tonight will be just between you and me."
"You've got no right to be contacting any of the others."
"I'm not a member of your group, consequently, I'm not bound up by your
rules. That gives me the right to talk to anyone I want."
"I fail to see what there is for us to discuss."
"I didn't think you would, but when my own wellbeing is in jeopardy, I have
to do something about it."
Dan didn't answer, he was probably wondering what was coming next and
that's how Will wanted it to be. "You've been mouthing off to the others and
making up your own rules. That poses a danger to me and I intend to do
something about it."
Dan sprang to his feet. "Who the hell do you think you are, you have no
authority to do anything!"
"But I do, and you'll have to understand that. I have no one to answer to and
I can act on my own to get the result I want."
Dan walked over to the dining area, and sat down on one of the upright chairs,
he turned his head, an antagonistic look on his face. "I don't intend to do anything,
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