was concerned about what he’d fine once he transported to the suite.


    shifted and he knew he had arrived at the transporter space at the top right suite. He also felt that something fast was coming for his head.


    listening. It was a small sound, or maybe more of a feeling than a sound. But it was that distinct feeling he’d learned to rely on that made him duck just in time.


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    someone had come in to check things out, but had the man actually seen Markus’s face? Maybe. Maybe not. It was dark and the man in black did not appear to have night shades like Markus had, but with that mask on, it was hard to tell. But it certainly wasn’t unheard of for assassins to navigate solely by sound, touch, and instincts. Markus could certainly do it and most of the time preferred it that way.


    was the issue. If Markus was fighting against someone at the top of the College and Zorren, then he wasn’t sure he was prepared for that kind of fight. Not on his own and with the little resources he had at this point in his life. Maybe not even with Gayle’s help.


    Then he might consider it. For now, he’d just have to tread carefully and see how things played out. Markus considered how he was going to break the news to Gayle once he was safely tucked away in the depot. His eyes leery of every shadow between the chalet and the training facility.