CHAPTER THIRTEEN

The sun was setting and the officers at the NYADD were leaving their desks but were not heading for the exit. They were all heading outback to prepare for an urgent arrest Drake was the last to leave, he got up from his desk. He made sure everything was in order with his work and filed. Suddenly he heard someone behind him and there was Bill.

Bill was the first one to speak. "Do you always wait to this late hour to make an arrest?"

Drake then replied, "No but his guards shifts don't end until this time. He will be most vulnerable at this point. "

Look Drake, I am sorry about what happened earlier. But I am also sorry that you got into this situation in the first place. I could tell right from the start that you weren't prepared for this." There was a period of silence. Finally Drake said,

"When I first signed up for this I was scared and uncertain. This is bigger than anything I have ever done in my life. But I still managed to accomplish a lot in this past year. And that's just it. I accomplished it by myself. Whatever was waiting for me next I was hoping that I would be able to tackle it without help. But nieither one of us should face that. At this point Bill Looked confused. Drake continued. "Look the truth is back over on top of that building when we first had a look at the wires I could have been killed, I may have come a long way in this in this whole dragon thing. But the truth is I am better at solving cases than actually fighting. You however were able to defend yourself like I had never seen before. But youre also just starting out so we clearly we have a lot to learn from each other. So whaddaya say? Partners? Drake extended his hand..

Bill hesitated then shook, "Partners", he said.

They then walked out together. "Lets go get em" Drake said.