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“Do you and Anna have so on?” I ask

I don’t need hiet“God, no What the hell, Bebe? She’s just a friend Practically a family member, really, just like everyone here She just lost her husband, and—”

I hold et so defensive It’s not like there would be anything wrong with it if it were true”

“Well, we don’t,” he reiterates sharply before returning to his breakfast His voice drops slightly “But… we have beco back”

“Back” would be to Syria I knee’d had so Malik Fournier He’s our tea since the FUBAR mission that killed Anna’s husband, Jimmy, and one of our other members, Sal Mezzina

“You going by yourself?” I ask as he digs into his second roll

He shakes his head “Sovernment wouldn’t sanction us”

He etting government support?”

Cage chews his roll After he ss, he wipes his etting support, but we’ve also been told we can’t go in to look for him”

I blink in surprise We do a lot of work for the government We’re one of, if not the, most trusted of their contractors “But why not?”

He shrugs “No clue Probably because it’s such a political mess over there They don’t want to risk any more US citizens”

I scoff, the noise ru and deep “As if we’d leave him behind Surely they realize that”

“Oh, I’overn Malik behind”

Aot the full support of us back here Dozer and I will have a close eye on you”