"Of course," Thunderheart replied flatly to Elisabeth's insistence of her still being freelance.  "If you weren't, well..."  He left it at that, but there were more than a couple of ways that he could have finished that sentence.  Such as if she'd really belonged to the Unseen, they wouldn't have had that negotiation, he'd have just<em>ordered</em>her to.  "I have no doubt that you will, you've proven yourself quite proficient and reliable in those regards."  And possibly even moreso now, now that the future of her little kitty partner was part of the overall deal.<br/><br/>"You'll be contacted in the future regarding any updates on either matter - the serial killer or our group's negotiation with Ares overall.  And no, there is nothing else, you are free to go."  He sat in the chair, waiting for the powerful mage woman to head out before he pulled a couple of spells around himself and made his own exit from the Knight Errant stations.<br/><br/>Elisabeth would find Musubi not in the computer room, but by the MAD, just as she had promised.  Not surprising, since it had probably taken her all of the time it took Elisabeth to find Thunderheart to hack the commlink, download the relevant information, and send it to the relevant KE personnel that Deng had asked her to.  She waved a little bit at the Englishwoman when she appeared.  "Ready to go?  I know I am..."