"Eh...heh heh heh," spoke Cedric, rubbing the back of his head, "yeah, I get ya, Olivia. Guess I shouldn't be presuming things about my own organization, at least not yet. Problem is, though, there's still reports of a mysterious force in the Middle East that require investigation," [i]what was that silver flying object?[/i] "and we need a pretext for said investigation. The killing of Abu Bakr Al-Bagdhadi is not only that pretext, but will also take down one of the more powerful Rogue Metahumans in the planet."

"As for Diplomacy with the Underground Movement, all right,  I'll concede. I personally think that it'll fail, but I would be doing you a disservice if I don't give you a chance." Despite Olivia's cutting words, he really liked the young woman, perhaps even [i]that[/i] way, and he respected her formidable skills. While he knew that Isabella can't be negotiated with, perhaps Olivia can weaken the Underground.