-"Where is he?" "Still in the city, but it's complicated." "Complicated?" The dark-haired man ran his thumb under his lip." "Our informants tell us that the Jacobson hired Black to find Hyde, and Steele hired Ono to take care of Black." The lord's head nodded while Jack scoffed; he was standing beside his boss's chair. "Ono's too stupid to sniff out Black. The informant however…." "Why is Ono looking for Black?" The lord asked his righthand man. "Black accosted Steele's girl; uh, Anastasia, I think. He apparently targeted her because she was the last one to see you, Hyde," James turned to face the man.
"Is this true?" The lord then asked Jack. He nodded without hesitation. "I saw her at the Dollar's manor." "I see….. so the Yellow Scarves want to keep her alive for some reason," more rubbing of the thumb under the lip in a pondering manner. "What are your orders, sir?" James inquired to his lord. The lord considered for a moment.
"Carla….. Does she look like Carla?" Carla was Anastasia's mother. Jack and James looked at each other for a second; this question was clearly meant for Jack. "Uh, yes- but more pretty." This made a very slow grin cross over the lord's lips. "And you said Black is searching for her?" "Well, I think he knows where she is, but he's being careful. Ono might not be the sharpest tool in the shed, but he's got it out for the grimy informant." The lord nodded at this, then turned to Jack.
"Hyde?" "Yes, sir," Jack immediately straightened up. "I want you to go to Europe for a little while; see what information you can dig up while in exile. And bring Giordano back with you; he's still in Florence, yes?" "Uh, y-yes, sir! Of course, I will contact him the moment I arrive." "Lord Lincoln, do you think Steele knows?" "I'm sure he does, since he got a tank like Ono. But we can take care of him," Eric Lincoln's fingers rubbed together; he was still grinning. "And as for the girl, this lovely Anastasia…. Where is she?" "Last we heard, she's still living near the university. She's accepted a PhD candidate offer and is currently interning at Grey Enterprise Holdings." "Grey Enterprise? Interesting…." He took another second, still contemplating to himself. Eventually he gazed back at James. "Text my ex-wife, she might be able to help us." "Yes, lord Lincoln."
"What are you going to do with the Dollars? I can't imagine you're having me bring over an black-list assassin like Giordano for no reason," Jack said. Lord Lincoln chuckled softly before turning back to peer at him. "Let's make Steele disappear, but I want the girl brought here- I want her alive." "Yes, sir. Anything else?" James was a good righthand assistant. "Yes. Contact my personal surgeon; have him here when Anastasia arrives. I want her sterilized as soon as possible." An image of a pregnant, smiling Carla rubbing her belly flashed through Lord Lincoln's head.
"I refuse to be responsible for bringing more Steeles into this world."-