There was a guilty look when she brought up, however inadvertently, being used for money and connections. He still didn’t trust her, but … he could see where she had been wronged.

“Thank you, Nisa. I appreciate it.”

There was also the fact that she just also really, really liked murdering, with the same intensity he enjoyed snooping. Would not being supposed to stop him? If anything, it added to the thrill.

Getting a deal that actually sounded workable was probably a once in a life time event, so he snatched her hand and shook when she thrust it at him. Just as well, when she tried to walk it back,

“Too late!” he grinned. “You already shook on it.”

He put his hands in his pockets again, and started back on their path.

“Allah forbid I need that many. She might not suit you, but I will miss her if she takes flight.”

When, more like. The real question was … would he take a chance under the wings of the unknown, or stick it out with the devil he already knew?