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“Bullshit,” Cin scoffed. “Nothing’s fucking neutral in this world.”
“He meant with the Brothers and the Sparrows.”
“But that goes against what Ovianar just said.”
“It does if Jorgmundgander was being used in a Sparrow power grab,” I concurred. “But I don’t think he was lying to me. He believed what he was saying.”
“What else did he say?”
“Not much.”
“Sounds like his standard MO,” she groused. “He’s purposely keeping us in the dark.”
I couldn’t argue with that. “Maybe it’s for a reason—fresh eyes. This happened nearly seven years ago. You can’t tell me that we’re the only people he’s put on the case.”
“No,” she agreed warily. “Meaning everyone else failed.”
“He’s probably putting you through your paces as well. Wants to see what you’re capable of,” Cin stated. “You know what those fuckers are like. It’s all a game.”
With a begrudging grunt, Star nodded her agreement.
“Wonder which of these three is in charge now that DeLaCroix is out of the picture.”
I shot Dead To Me a look. “That’s a good question.”
“I’m left wondering what it was about Belyaev and Kuznetsov that required eradication…” Star rubbed the back of her neck.
“We might never know.”
Cin sniffed at my answer. “We have a time and a date now, some places too. What’s the next move?”
“Is Troy still alive?” Star asked Cin.
“Think so. She retired though.”
“My brother said you can’t retire.”
Cin arched a brow. “You can if you lose your twenty-twenty vision.”
“She’s blind?”
“Had an accident,” Cin confirmed. “Nasty one. Probably karma.”
“You’d better hope that doesn’t exist,” I pointed out.
“He’s right. Or we’re all fucked,” was Star’s gloomy rejoinder. “Where’s she living?”
“Connecticut, I think.” Cin’s gaze turned thoughtful. “Started up a bee farm. Remember she used to go on about how we were going to die without bees?”
“I remember.”
“Einstein said the same thing,” I pointed out.
Star shrugged. “Our problems have always been of the more immediate variety than global warming.”
I knocked her knee with mine. “Troy didn’t agree.” When she just hummed, I said, “We have an elephant in the room.”
“By this point, Conor, I think we have a full fucking circus,” Star groused.
