Heart of Courage

[Vagrant Raiders]

A grey-haired man stepped into Weebee's shop. He was about 5'10", on the thin side, wearing simple black clothing. He was unarmed and unremarkable - save for his eyes. They were a clear-blue, and never stopped moving. They darted around, to-and-fro, and within the few seconds he had stepped into the shop, the eyes had absorbed the layout of the shop and the people within. His eyes almost immediately noticed the red ruby necklace that he was instructed to watch for.

The man internally repeated to himself, "Project confidence. Be courteous. Reveal nothing more than necessary." This assignment made the man uneasy, he was unused to interacting with people directly. His usual assignments consisted of stealth operations in the darkness, or interacting with the informant network he had so painstakingly managed for Alcor Wing via text messages and threats, or over short-range messages from his Arrow Interceptor. He was not a "people person".

He walked towards the woman, his steps betraying no sound. He extended his bare hand to her.

"Good evening ma'am, my apologiessss for the wait. You may call me Adder."

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