Did you really? [That's so sweet... a cake for them.

He looks aside at Mishka, already knowing from Adelis he does far more than trade... but those are secrets he won't spill.

He pauses around another bite of food.] I haven't exactly been part of such an organization for a long time--it was a military but a long time ago I took an early retirement so that I could continue the fight from a different avenue. I still count them among my allies, however.

Our enemy wasn't one that people really defect to willingly.