Unfortunately, Peony and Theora had to wait an entire day to rope the guys in on their surveillance of the young blonde female volunteer; they were assigned different tasks the next day and split up in such a way that when they did see each other, they weren't alone enough to share any information comfortably. Darim was still careful to keep Javes away from the girls, but apparently, he was just as insufferable to Maltick, who returned from a surveillance mission with him fuming.
"I swear that guy is going to get into a very unfortunate malicious accident," he grunted. "If I'm ever assigned with him again, I'll bury him under the rubble or shoot his ass!"
"What happened?" Theora frowned as she was brushing Mischief next to him.
"He wouldn't shut up! ‘My family’ this, and ‘my father’ th
