He seemed to have made her nervous. Probably for the best; this was a pretty dumb thing to do. Someone had kicked her a coin to serve as the go-between, but she probably hadn't considered the potential consequences on her life. He was notorious; maybe whoever was on the other side of this was, too. If people talked about seeing her with either of them she'd have to deal with it. She probably had no concept of reputation as a form of currency; didn't know when she was spending it. But she was just a kid, so maybe no one would bother to talk.

"If you say so," he said with a shrug. He glanced down at his whiskey rather than at her. He could at least help her out by making this brief. "So what's next, then?"

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