1687 Outplayed (Part 1)

"Infiltrating the City Hall is not that hard." Manohar shrugged. "You just have to get in during the day when the arrays are down, jam the lock so that the arrays don't trigger, and hide inside an empty room. Then you wait for people to leave, do what you have to, and get out in the morning."

"What about the guards? You can't just walk inside the City Hall unnoticed." Orion pointed out.

"You can, if you have the right face. I have done- I mean, it's one of the reasons I understood that I was dealing with a shapeshifter." Manohar saved himself at the last minute.

"Let me ask you one thing." Orion said. "You don't seem the kind of guy who asks for help nor did you want Jirni here. Then how did I get this job?"

"You are right. I don't need help and I never fail." Manohar said, puffing his chest out with pride.

"That's not what I-"