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Another agent strode into the office He extinguished the lanterns andThere were a nuood wasn’t one of theed to doze briefly, at least until a burning pain in , or what I assu, as he appeared awake and clean-shaven He stood staring at me while one of his er, I asked, "What’s the verdict?"
"The Mosquito is dead"
"That’s good news"
"I’d thought you’d like that"
"What’s the bad news?" I braced for his answer
"Onora was spotted in the Citadel late last night"
My legs treht The chains preventedto the floor Valek would never have allowed her to walk away froht The fact that she lived meant
"We were unable to locate Valek’s body"
"Why would you care about that?" I asked, leaning back on the wall as the rest of my world melted
"Confiruessing long enough to avoid any retaliation fro referred to by na My focus narrowed to one thing--keeping the baby safe "Why would she worry about Fisk’s guild? If she canbeat Valek, no one else can touch her"
"Fisk has the nu worse If Bruns suspected the Stormdancers, then they needed to disappear Fast
"Don’t act stupid, Yelena A huge thunderstorarrison at the precise moment you needed a distraction to escape You couldn’t have done it without their help"
"We would have figured so out" Eventually Maybe Probably not Bruns had us pinned
"You knoas about to disagree, but I’ you alive is a bad strategy"
"Trying to rationalize your decision so you don’t feel guilty, Cahil?"
"I won’t feel guilty I’ over athe right thing--" he gestured vaguely "--none of this has to happen"
"I understand that’s what you believe" I straightened as a sudden notion popped into my head Perhaps a way to save the baby "How about a deal?"
"No deals"
"Okay How about you prove ave me a just-how-dumb-do-you-think-I-am look "Okay, I’ll bite Hoould I do that?"
"You stop eating the food Bruns’s people cook and wear a null shield for ten days After that, if you still think Bruns’s strategy is beneficial for Sitia, then I’ll sign up and help you convince Fisk and all his people to join up, as well"