"That's odd. I was under the impression this was about Leonard; he's the one who holds the most influence in Base Six. But Robin? Why him? How is he connected to Adisa?"
Confusion was plain on Haven's face, but it wasn't the whole picture. Beneath it, something more complicated moved: conflicted thoughts and doubts she hadn't quite worked through.
Purple seemed to sense the need to say something and willed herself toward it, but Julien cut ahead of her.
He was eager, noticeably so, as though the success of this agreement mattered to him in ways he hadn't bothered to hide.
Of course it did. He was in this with Purple.
"There have been whispers about Robin roaming the streets often. The carriage stations to the Eighth District know him well. Some even claim to see him in Montreal frequently, sometimes with suspicious company. But their doubts never ran deep, they assumed he was on missions."
With a soft smile, Purple doubled down on Julien's words.
