She was right, anyway. They were super elusive — enough that he hadn't encountered any of them until he ran the operation.
The sound of her tongue made his brows twitch, but he got past it enough to continue listening to her and trying to take her seriously. Figures that she'd fob off the Princess poaching to him; it stood to reason that she'd get more viable information out of the other three. And, being human, she'd get more information, period. Having no involvement in the operation gave her a better scope, too.
Besides. If the Princess caught onto his ploy and killed him, he wouldn't have to deal with the rest of his life. No more dragging his failures around like the world's heaviest train.
"Fine." He looked no more enthused and no less tired than when she walked in the door. "And Sylvite — when you find her, make sure she gets her medal."
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