Chapter 54: Only One I Trust
’So what about the warehouse?’
Mickey blinked, woken up from his reverie.
’Ah, yes. The warehouse is the place where the Bitch’s personal wards and a few dozen other wraiths take the test. The Bitch herself and the people who work directly under her are the elites of the PA. If anyone knows about the headquarters, it’s them. Not to mention Mitchel, who follows her around like a crazed stalker. So, we paid them special attention.’
Suddenly, I was all ears.
’Really? Did you learn anything about the Protector?’
Mickey only sighed.
’I wish. She’s too damn careful. Even Zero wasn’t able to follow her without risking being spotted. The most we’ve learned is that she likes to smoke before and after each test. Nothing fancy, pretty much the cheapest shit you can buy in any convenience store.’
It was a tiny piece of information, but even in our current situation I was strangely excited to know it.
’Her minions, though, were not that tough. I mean, they were still a pain in the ass to track, but we managed. You know them, by the way. They’re the assholes who used to follow us around.’
I nodded, another piece of the puzzle falling into place.
’We were able to learn a lot about them, thanks to Zero. Where they live, if they have families, what food they like to eat, and so on. For a bunch of psychopaths, they actually turned out to be quite boring.’