Shadowfiend

[She chews her lip.] Let me think about it. It’s not something I’m ready to agree to just because you want it. Or because anyone else wants it, either.

The consideration is appreciated.  

I’m not here for the money. You know that. I’m barely here for the Brotherhood’s ideals itself. I follow you, and I haven’t given you reason to think I’d bail, but I’m not a dyed-in-the-wool assassin.

I thought it might sweeten the pot. 

I work better as your buffer if I’m not actually in charge.

It isn’t a negative for you to be based here. If you’re not out on contracts, you’re here doing your job. 

I’m aware. I needed to gauge your interest, first. If not you, I’ll have to come up with an entirely different plan. 

The position doesn’t exist yet. It’d be... made up specifically for you. 

Around here? Ah…Getting the initiates into a practical schedule, getting non-initiates on a schedule, too. People shouldn’t go to Nazir when they want a contract, contracts should be assigned to people as soon as we get them. Nazir might need help with that if it’s getting to be too much.

[Az nods.] All that and more. 

[She, in turn, resists the snapped comeback to the gap between his expression and his words. If he can try, she can try.]

So very many irritating errands. 

[Az curls his lip like he wants to snap an unkind comeback, but he licks his teeth instead. He can do it.] 

My thoughts exactly. 

[He blinks, both flattered at being asked and surprised at the question.]  I respect Brielle.  We all do. 

If she’ll accept. 

He has no idea, yet, what it is to try. [A smirk.]

Don’t overextend yourself before you know what you’re dealing with. 

Good. Nazir has extra contracts backlogged that usually go out to initiates, if you’d like to start small and feel things out.