Ray was well and truly miffed. No, he was more than that. He was absolutely stung to the core at the lack of praise he felt was due to him for his rescue mission. Judas could read him like a book. If they’d had more time, they would have all patted him on the back and told him what a great job he had done, but they didn’t have any. Every second that they spent glad-handing each other and catching up on old times was a second lost. The celebrations, if there were to be any, would have to come much later. Right now, Judas needed Ray on the wing.
“Ray, look, I know you risked a lot to get Williams and the boy back here, and of course I’m grateful, but there is something even more dangerous that I need you to do. The fate of us all rests with you now.”
“It would have been nice for someone to
