Eyes and Ears

[The Operative]

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It was obviously Elena who was the person in charge here. Something was off about her, but he figured it had to do with Troy simply leaving the two women alone with a strange person they don't know anything about. Looking at her feet for a moment before he replied, he had to think carefully about what answer he could give her on that question. "The answer to that question is rather complicated, Knight Captain," he told her, his voice hinting a bit of conflict. "As you can guess, telling you directly would put you into the very same position as if I was showing you who I am. What I can say is: The organization I represent has no interest in fighting anyone openly. We do not seek to cause harm to anyone, not directly and not indirectly, no matter if lawful or unlawful, house-related or based in the Edge Worlds or Independent Worlds. That is pretty much the difference between us and other groups, Miss Voigt. However, to maintain a balance of power, information and logistics are required. That is why I need you. You and your friends have a certain reputation. People hire you for bounty hunting or escorts," the Operative said, smirking. "In space. So nobody really would bat an eye on you when you roam around in certain systems."

Looking over to Sarah, he eyes her for a while, not that it was obvious with the black visor hiding his face. Both women made a sympathetic impression. It was kind of a shame he had to meet them under the current circumstances, he thought, but after all, he wanted to hire them for a job, not asking them out for a dinner.

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