"When Sophie was training that bunch of brats, I stayed home and took care of the kid." Frederick scrubbed his face hard. This past month had really been… he didn't even know where to start.
The branch chairman was stunned for a second, then burst out laughing. "That girl Sophie is treating training like a vacation?"
"Yeah." As much as he didn't want to admit it, Frederick still had to face reality.
"That girl is still as mischievous as ever." The branch chairman laughed and cursed, scenes from back then flashing through his mind.
That teenage girl had been totally fearless, negotiating terms with them, coordinating inside and out.
At that time they really desperately needed an internal operative like Sophie Wilson, but they also knew how dangerous it was. After all, the people they'd sent in had died in batch after batch.
"Kid, what if you don't make it back?" He still remembered asking her that right before she left.
