“Do you know of anyone who bears you ill-will, harbors a grudge against you, or would want to cause you trouble?”
Now that was downright funny, Mal thought, trying desperately to keep his face blank. He could come up with at least a hundred without even trying—Operative, Niska, Saffron, Patience, Wing, Badger, the Blue Hands guys, not to mention Blue Sun and the almighty Alliance itsownself. “Don’t know of any,” he answered. Her unremitting glare caused him to amend, “Well, okay, maybe there’s a few.”
-- A LION’S MOUTH (01) Part (03) by ebfiddler