"You say like that we ever get to take credit at all. Nobody knows we even exist." The bitterness in his voice was kept to only the tiniest fraction of how much he actually felt over that fact. "Ninjas, remember? We go, we fight, we leave, and no one ever knows we were there."

He shrugged.

"That's just the way it's gotta be, I guess. And now Mikey and I know what the alternative is." Something horrible. He looked over at her, his expression brightening. "It's been nice talking to people here, though."