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She notices this and rewards your effort with a punch to the face, knocking you to the ground. As you see stars from the blow, she sighs and helps you to your feet. "No more holding my hand, okay?" she says, and you nod your head in a daze as she helps you walk to the train station.

The ride back to the base is filled with silence.

The next day, you find Edgar in his workshop, and he glances up at you. "Oh, hi, Dorn Wilton. I just got word that…" he starts to say, but you walk over to him and grab his coat, lifting him up despite the fact that he's much bigger than you are. You slam him against his desk and demand to know the truth about yesterday's meeting; why was Morgan the one who met you at the club, and what is his real goal in all of this? Edgar grabs your hand and glares angrily at you. "If you let me go, I'll explain everything," he hisses.

Taking a deep breath, you drop him, and Edgar lands on his feet, stumbling a little. "Shit…remind me not to piss you off again," he says before brushing his coat off. "Truthfully, I had no idea that Morgan was going to be the one to meet you. All I was told was to deliver the information and my work to that location, and I did my part. They paid me a lot of money for my work, I get to make new toys, and you get to play with them. Everybody wins," he says.

So does that mean he knew that he was dealing with the enemy the whole time, you ask Edgar cautiously, and he gives you a wide grin.

"Definitely," he replies. "The question is, what are you going to do about it?"

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