"Maybe so. But I'm keen to find out what it is she's been on about all this time. It's infuriating having her dangle scraps before us and then laugh about us not being fed." She scowled at the open air, in the hopes it would one day reach its target. She then turned to Jack with a smirk.

"But I have to tell you something. You don't play things very close to the vest mate. Or perhaps not as nearly as you'd like to think." She was sure the man still had a few secrets up his sleeve but she figured the jab wouldn't kill him. "A job keeping the peace, eh? If I didn't know better I'd imagine you were more of a rogue like me and mine. Your face and your voice are too pretty for honest work. How did you come across such an appointment anyway?