“I'm calling in a favor," she stated.

Silence filled the line. She could almost feel the intractable Breed mulling over possibilities and wondering which favor she would call.

"You have a surplus," he finally sighed. "Will it get me killed?"

She almost grinned at that. She couldn't imagine Mordecai contemplating death, let alone worrying if it would affect him.

"I guess anything is possible," she mused. "You backing out?"

He grunted at that. "Life's too long sometimes anyway.”