I did not ignore what Ares was trying to tell me. I heard it clearly, as if he had spoken the words to me aloud, but I simply stepped away from him towards Aleks with a smile on my face that made it impossible to know how I really felt.
“Tomorrow,” I held my hand out to shake Aleks’ like this was a real deal we were forging, “I’ll scout with you tomorrow… if your still want pointers by then.”
He smiled appreciatively: because I had offered to help, and because I had not assumed he was useless when I made the offer.
“I look forward to it…”
He turned away from us and walked away before Ares could try to tell either of us that we couldn’t work together.
I understood his concerns, and I was just as suspicious of Aleks as he was; I just thought that this was our best chance of eithe
