After everything they'd been through, he had developed a certain level of trust in Noir…
Actually, that wasn't quite right. They'd fought side by side on the brink of death and saved each other's lives more than once. Things like that change a person. Now he trusted Noir almost completely and probably regarded him as a buddy or a friend.
So, despite the flippant wording, the offer immediately threw him off balance. Noir was hardly joking, and it seemed something truly massive was on the horizon.
And strangely enough, this actually aligned very closely with his goal of identifying the suspects. It was the perfect opportunity to track down the mysterious client.
Was this turn of events a coincidence or just another one of those things?
