Chapter 28 The Spy's Report Damon's POV "Silver birch," I said. "Three rings," the courier replied. He was young younger than I had expected from Sofia's description. He stood with his back against the eastern wall in the pre-dawn dark without looking at me, which was professional. He had not spoken first, which was also professional. I reached inside my jacket and pulled out the folded report. He took it without looking at it then his hands stilled on the paper. He turned it over once. Felt the thinness of it through the fold. He looked up at me for the first time. "This is everything?" he said. "That is everything I have confirmed," I said. He held my gaze for a moment. "The contact specified a full defensive assessment." "The contact will receive what I can verify," I said. "

