[h3][color=ed1c24]Ekaterine Volkov[/color][/h3]

Shortly after entering the room, Ekaterine gave a quick look at the others on the room. It was indeed a collection of freelancers, and nothing more. Many different people, with different fields of expertise. Only by looking Ekaterine could say that making them work as a "team" would be something... interesting to watch. 

"Good evening, all. My name is Andius Ponta, and I am the head of the International Relations and Intelligence Office - or the IRIO.."

[i][color=ed1c24]"IRIO, huh?"[/color][/i] Ekaterine thought to herself with a smirk. People used to say that even their secrets had secrets. Their influence was notable, with many contacts and spies... If something interesting happened anywhere, they probably already knew everything about it.

"The Eversky is about to be plunged into a vast and bloody war, if we don't do something - and bloody quick too, I say."

[color=ed1c24]"That's what I was saying earlier about humans and war..."[/color] she whispered with a treacherous smile to Ariah, implying that she warned him.

"The political situation in the Iron Dominion is a troubling one. The current Prime Minister is..."
[color=ed1c24][i]"Come on... Go directly to the point... Politics are utterly boring and pointless... It basically boils down to a couple of fat and lazy nobles discussing on how to control others better and maintain themselves on power..."[/i][/color] she thought to herself, rolling her eyes, visibly annoyed when Andius started talking about politics... She didn't had neither the interest nor the patience to those type of things...

"But of course, that hardly explains why we're not using our own resources to deal with this - after all, such a sensitive situation is usually kept behind the locked doors of the IRIO."
[color=ed1c24][i]"Ooh~ Now we are getting on the interesting part."[/i][/color] To have cornered IRIO like that, it should be one hell of a problem. Kat wondered what, or who had the power to do such thing.

"Well, it's because of those Heavens' nutjobs." And there it was her answer... Another famous name to anyone working with espionage, sabotage & such.

The Heavens' Eyes. They were called "fanatical cult" and other things. But the fact that they were a very secretive, and powerful, very, very powerful group was undeniable. Extending their claws over almost all the nations, IRIO was right in dealing with them with utmost care.
Ekaterine would not lie. She was very, very interested about the Heavens' Eyes and IRIO. To someone like Ekaterine, whom secrets were not only a dagger, but also a shield and a merchandise, she would benefit greatly from knowing some of their secrets.

"Are you in?" he made the final question.

[color=ed1c24]"Blood will be spilled regardless of the result of this mission. The only difference is how much blood, and from whom."[/color] she said with a treacherous smile.

[color=ed1c24]"This will be very, very interesting... You can count me in."[/color] she said with a chuckle. Her dark grin was practically yelling that she was planning something.

[color=ed1c24]"About the money, don't worry about that. Money is not the only currency I accept. And something says that both IRIO and the Heavens' Eyes have plenty of that currency to give me."
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[color=ed1c24]"I'm sure that you know about both my and Ariah's backgrounds and abilities by now. I'm looking forward to what we might stumble upon on our little mission." [/color]
[color=ed1c24]"Ekaterine Volkov, at your service."[/color]