I felt my heart leap for joy that the boy, Alastair, was opening up.
"Hello, Alastair. It's nice to meet you."
From that day on, Alastair started talking more often around me and the other children. I wouldn't say that he was close to anyone in particular, but being in our position, it was best not to get to close to anyone. A few weeks later, we got our next mission as a group. Being kids, people wouldn't suspect us of being spies or assassins. Although we were usually the last to be called for missions such as killing or any of the sort, it was more common than I wanted. If I could take any of the younger kids places, I would. Slitting a man's throat or poisoning a woman's drink was second nature to me.
