Apprentice? Me?
"Bull! I should prentice ye te me, not da other way round!"
"S'cuse me?" Rick said.
"So far I hasn't seen nuthin te prove yer better then me. You even told me yer lay afore you did it! Master Thief my arse!"
Rick appeared to have nothing to say to this and just leaned further into the couch. "Fine" he spoke after the silence. "But I would like to see you get into the colligium without my help. It's the prefect job, I reckon a kid like yourself could do with some cash. But if your not up to it…"
"Hmph. I'll help you and take 20 percet'o the loot, with a ticket outta 'ere" Skif proposed.
"All right" Rick said evenly. "Deal" he said and stuck out his hand. Skif grasped it and they shook hands.
"Partners then." Skif asked.
Rick didn't look like he much liked the idea but nodded his head in agreement. "Guess so. But from now on if anyone asks, you're my son. Unless it's the guard." He added. Skif smiled at this, entirely in agreement.
Rick smiled as well, apparently satisfied and started laying out his plan in detail.
As it turns out, the Colligium was looking for a clever member on staff to help out with some on going kid napping from the street and wasn't afraid to bend a few rules. Rick planned to bribe the Dean into letting Skif in. For some unfathomable reason the Dean found Rick trustworthy when they spoke of the arrangement. Apparently after talking to Skif and going to his hotel the day before, Rick paid the Dean a visit. Did he know Rick was a thief? Perhaps not. In any case, Rick told Skif not to mention it at any costs. Suspicious?
Before they could finalize Skif's enrolment they had to actually get the money for a bribe attempt. This was to be Skif's first job in the operation.
It was a week later that Rick and Skif launched the plan, technically Rick's plan into action.
Important Stuff!
Alright, I'm starting this fic back up. Expect updates.