“I’m glad to hear that.” Ryan was more than glad to hear it, he was overjoyed. He also felt a lot better now that he got that out of the way. “No, really, I am glad that you’ll stay. It’s been quite some time since I’ve come across someone like you, with skills like yours. You’ll be a nice addition.” It was a bit of a cover up but he really didn’t care at this point. He knew Eric had to be aware of what he was really thinking, to some extent. But that honestly didn’t matter. He meant what he said about Eric being a nice addition to the gang. With someone like him at his side, he would have half the city under his foot in no time. It was pretty exciting to say the least, though he knew he couldn’t get too ahead of himself. There was still the matter of this Thomas bullshit.<br/><br/>Eric was right about him wanting out. Every part of him really did not want to do this, he was just done with the military at this point, he wanted to plan out his next move and claim that territory. Things were about to get bloody. This city was about to see some action, action which has not been seen for quite a few years now. Ryan and his gang have been good about not causing too much trouble; it was time to spice things up. But a deal was a deal. There had to be sacrifices. If he knew that he could have his way right off the bat, he probably would not have agreed to work with Eric in the first place. It was just how things were, and he knew that it would all be worth it in the end. He just needed to get through this.<br/><br/>As he moved to leave the room, Ryan looked over his shoulder at Eric, “I don’t know anything about a ‘Tony’, unfortunately.” He said, almost wishing that he did. It certainly would have gotten this whole thing over with a little faster. “I’m sure one of my men might. You should ask around, if they don’t cooperate, just come to me. I’ll make sure they do.” With that, he went back downstairs where the excitement, which had still not completely died down at this point, and partying continued and would most likely continue for awhile. He was sure that his reluctance was practically oozing off of his tongue, despite trying to keep it in check. Normally he was able to keep his emotions in check, but he was sure he was tired from everything that had happened today. Not to mention Eric seemed to have that effect on him.