I stared at Victor for a moment, then shrugged. If he was willing to stick his neck out for Maria (which part of me still doubted), I'd work with him. I was well aware though, that, should Victor betray me, I was as good as dead. I was no match for Maria in battle, and she was no match for Leon, so if Leon showed up while I was in his rooms, I was toast--lovely.
Still, what Victor had said about Skylar made sense, and I certainly didn't fully trust him. So leaving him in the dark was no real concern to me. It meant though, leaving Maria in the dark, which meant she couldn't be used as backup.
"Well," I said at last, "shall we get started?
