He'd lost count. he wasn't the one that was locked up, but he'd lost count of how long he'd left the kid locked in the room. jason's little brother, somebody he could use against jason. that motherfucker had been going around his island and killing his men left and right, and vaas was not going to tolerate anymore of that bullshit. his men were important to him, they were, and even though vaas was not the type to mourn or linger over somebody's death, it bothered him to have his men call him every single fucking hour to report the death of a dozen at his men at outposts that the rakyat now had control over. this was his island, his kingdom, and he didn't want some stupid white boy going around and making a mess and thinking he could get the upper hand on vaas just because he had citra on his side. it didn't work that way, not on his kingdom.
vaas pours a cup of ice-cold water into a paper cup and messily chops up some (pig) meat and mangoes. it was an odd combination, but after going two days without a single drop of water or food, he's sure the kid won't mind. he chose to neglect him of nourishment after he disobeyed one of his men and decided to be rude as hell. if riley wasn't jason's brother, vaas would have just chosen to let him starve to death. instead, here he was, unlocking the room and stepping inside, keeping the door a bit open to let the sunlight pour in. it was dark in here, after all. he kneels down in front of the kid and sets the plate (which is actually just a leaf) and the cup on the ground, then he stands and wipes his hands off on his pants.
❛ so okay, here's the deal, hermano. i am getting really
fucking tired of you, and i am sure you're getting tired of
being in here all the time. do you want me to stop beating
the shit out of you? huh? do you want to go outside and feel
the sun again? i'm sure you do, so fucking stop being so
complicated and do what i say. or i will shoot you. do you
FUCKING UNDERSTAND ME, RILEY? I WILL SHOOT
YOU. ❜
he isn't bluffing. he never does. he pulls out his pistol and aims it straight towards the kid's head. if riley doesn't agree with the terms he's put out a dozen fucking times for him, he'll pull the trigger and feed him to his dogs. a califfornia boy would make a good fucking meal.