Freedom, indeed. The freedom to be backstabbed by those you relied upon. The freedom to be cut out and left for dead.
But she smiled at him, cheerful and reassuring. "Best y'hire out wi' someone what's known fer bein' independent." She thumped herself on the chest. "There's some ye can reach through me what wouldn't listen t'ye if I bore yer colors."
Zhi wasn't known for being involved in the sort of plotting that wound up in betrayal. She was strictly neutral.
She inclined her head. "I was thinkin' -- could be if ye've obstacles what need removin'. . .I could point them out t'her first."
Such had been her intentions for her own personal problems -- once she'd established the woman's capabilities. If Inessa were to whet her appetite on Nero's issues first, well, all the better.
But she smiled at him, cheerful and reassuring. "Best y'hire out wi' someone what's known fer bein' independent." She thumped herself on the chest. "There's some ye can reach through me what wouldn't listen t'ye if I bore yer colors."
Zhi wasn't known for being involved in the sort of plotting that wound up in betrayal. She was strictly neutral.
She inclined her head. "I was thinkin' -- could be if ye've obstacles what need removin'. . .I could point them out t'her first."
Such had been her intentions for her own personal problems -- once she'd established the woman's capabilities. If Inessa were to whet her appetite on Nero's issues first, well, all the better.
