Chapter 10
NG eyed the jug and tried to calculate how much wine was left and how many goblets it could fill. His head was starting to feel the effects of the alcohol and a tingling in his cheeks gave away the fact that there was more than mild inebriation at play in here.
"Tell me about Badger," the Man said.
It wasn't often that the Man took an interest in individual guild personnel, but then it wasn't often that individuals in the guild put so much at stake.
"He's one of our best," NG said, swirling the last of his wine around the goblet. "It was worrying when he disappeared. But he's easily spooked and this business has upset the equilibrium surrounding a lot of our people. He sent word that he was going to disappear for a while so I'm hoping that he's either resettling somewhere and will be in touch soon or he's waiting this out before returning to Redgate."
The Man sat and watched, waiting and NG tried to figure out how much to say.
"It was a good place for O'Brien to go," he said finally. "If there was ever anything going on in the Between, Badger knew about it. He scrounged together technology and developed systems that Science would be envious of. With hindsight, I should have pulled him back here but as it was, he was too valuable to us on Redgate. I think he knew where LC was. The danger was if someone else found out that he knew."
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Hil felt broadsided. He'd been expecting an introduction to Quinn, not a tab. What had happened to being off the list? And Skye wasn't ready.
NG carried on before he could say anything. "Skye isn't ready, we know. You'll be going out with Genoa. Kase and Martha will be running escort for you. This isn't a usual tab. These aren't usual circumstances."
Hil picked up the board. It had the usual details on it and even looked run of the mill but he wasn't ready. He