Because I Have A Plan

Calvin and Lizzie slowly stood up, their muscles stiff with exhaustion but their minds now racing with fresh tension. As they straightened, they were met with the unmistakable sight of gun barrels trained on them from every direction. The Han Xin survivors, the very people they had risked everything to save, were now their captors. Calvin's jaw clenched, and beside him, Lizzie let out a low curse under her breath.

“Keep moving!” one of the Han Xin men barked, his voice cold and impatient.

Lizzie shot a furious glare at Calvin as they started walking, her steps deliberate but heavy with frustration. "*I told you!*" she hissed under her breath, just loud enough for Calvin to hear. "We shouldn’t have saved them. This is what they do after everything? You knew this would happen, didn’t you? You knew and still—”

“Lizzie, calm down," Calvin replied softly, though his voice carried a gravity that matched the dangerous situation they were in. His eyes, as calm as they appeared on the surface,
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