Aurora's Angel

by Emily Noon

“If you know about the bounty does it mean you’ve come to root out the source to shut this thing down? If that’s the case you will need someone to watch your back. I nominate myself. If you give me a few hours I can call in a few favors and get backup. Give me a day and with enough coin I can hire a company of elite mercs so we can blow this thing out of the water with style. If it’s going to go down in Porta Belua we might as well use it as a stage and make a statement that reminds everyone, loud and clear, that you are not to be messed with. I know a guy who runs a clean operation and once he’s committed he and his mercs stay bought. He’s not cheap but the good ones aren’t. How are you for money? If you are short I can loan you. I’d give it to you but this place is draining me dry. I swear builders and plumbers are worse than loan sharks. There is no way replacing rusty pipes and rotten planks can cost as much as they are trying to charge me! Do you perhaps know a good plumber who’s not a rip-off artist? Would you like cake? I have a big chocolate cake begging to be eaten freshly baked this morning. Silly question, of course you’d like some. Here let me cut you a big piece. It’s a gift from the grandmother of the young guy who’s trying to convince me to hire him. Well, it’s more like an attempted bribe than a gift. I told him he wasn’t what I was looking for but he’s been turning up anyway offering to help. I have to admit I admire how tenaciously persistent he’s been an...

Holy moly thats a lot of talking for aurora to process