Chloe Kreams, Aderes Quin

"That's why I'm here, Quin. I'm the delicious filling in a sandwich of bad decisions." Chloe fell into step beside her as they began to walk, their boots splashing in the oily puddles. "You bring the intimidation, I bring the charm. He gives us the cipher, we give him the stolen drive, and we walk away rich enough to buy a decent cup of coffee."

The sun had barely risen over the crumbling towers of , when a solitary figure slipped through the broken arches of the old marketplace. She moved with a quiet confidence that made the cobblestones seem to part for her, as if the very stones recognized the name whispered by the wind: Chloe Kreams . chloe kreams, aderes quin

Aderes reached into her coat. For a second, the air between them tightened, the potential for violence spiking. But she pulled out a slim, silver cigarette case. She offered one to Chloe, who declined with a wave of her hand. Aderes lit hers, the flame illuminating the high cheekbones and the faint scar running down her jaw. "That's why I'm here, Quin