Voyage I: Lentini

[Reeves]

He had a reputation to look after and Enma seemed completely ignorant of that crucial aspect. Her self serving proposal, though a clever ploy for power, only served to compromise the smoothness of his current assignment. Which was to ensure that Claire's relocation occurred successfully. And as a native of Malta, his pride and delusions of superiority would not be so easily stepped upon.

— Your exact instructions were to protect Her Highness as if she were you. I'm therefore required to treat her like you, and that includes protecting you from yourself. Your persistence in this proposal despite your former wife having left you, for reasons that I most certainly cannot hope to understand, is admirable. But your timing runs the risk of complications. Common sense dictates that you remain patient until after the relocation is a success. Please modify those orders if you feel they are presently inconvenient.

He was being sarcastic when he spoke about Eliza's sudden disappearance, it was subtle enough that all the alcohol would make it seem like he was trying to kiss ass rather than insult his employer. But to all the other sober occupants in the room, he had indirectly stated that the reason for such a thing was obvious. He quietly hoped that Claire accepted the proposal and then found a means through which to extort a divorce settlement, that way she could take half of everything Loyola had, and his contract. Of course shooting her with a stun round was also a tempting prospect, with all she had to drink, she would make for a spectacular puddle of urine.