The Mysterious Benefactor

I turn, incredulous, to stare at Lucas' sister. She looks uncomfortable with all the eyes on her and shifts a bit in her seat, her eyes dropping to the floor.

"I mean, he said that...well he didn't really say he wanted the Tear, exactly. But I heard him talking about someone he knew who did." She pokes at her food with her fork.

"I only heard snatches of it but...he was discussing with his men about someone paying him to do these raids, and I'm pretty sure he thought it'd lead to the Tear somehow..."

Lucas frowns, and his grip on the table tightens ever so subtly. "Do you know who it was, or what was said?"

She shakes her head.

The wheels of his mind spin in his eyes - rapidly shifting through possibilities and connections. "...Hmm."

I blink at them. "Someone else is paying Zane to attack and scout for the Angel's Tear...?"