"What exactly do you need?" I asked. "Anything that gives me an advantage." He said. "Against Paige?" I asked. "Against the people around her." He said and I frowned. "You know about the Iron Vipers." I said. "I know enough." He said and I leaned back. "Who do you work for?" I asked and he smiled. "That isn't relevant." He said. "You're asking me to give you information, so I think I deserve to know." I said. He looked at me for several seconds and then he calmly picked up his glass. "You don't need to know my employer." He said. Something about the way he said it told me the conversation was over. I should have walked away. Instead, I nodded. "Fine." I said and his smile returned. "Good." He said. He pulled another envelope from his jacket and placed it on the table. "This

