B-228: Zarg’s World Highport, Traveller’s Café
“Dis ain’t her territory, so she ain’t got many assets here. Dat’s why the experts are comin’ in.
“I’m supposed to keep an eye on you, check you’re safe, warn you dere might be danger and tell you extra help is comin’ if you need it.
“Normally I just keep an eye on what’s goin’ on, be a point of contact for anyone of hers, like you, passin’ through. But I ain’t allowed to do anythin’ that might interfere with business that ain’t hers.”
He sighs, “which is why you doin’ work for the locals is somethin’ she’s keepin’ an eye on.”
If he is observant, Martell may observe several emotions flicker across Lia’s face as he speaks. Call them micro-expressions if you will. She seems to be feeling several things and struggling to control her emotions.
“Suffice it to say; it wasn’t my choice.”
She huffs a short breath through her nose.
“It concerns me that by bringing in these… experts, your boss may expose the very thing she is trying to hide. Not to mention it will make it rather difficult for me to conduct business…”