“Emiko,” I gasped. Xxnx See you the day after. “Are you happy with Mrs. She must have seen my discomfort at basically reading my mind; her smile grew amused. “Good. I think she might be the most loyal person on your staff.”
“What makes you say that?”
“My assessment,” Emiko said, “and the egg incident… very clever, by the way.”
“Thanks,” I said sheepishly, remembering how I called it a stupid idea. I’m going to be tied up with this for the rest of the day. “You’re wondering if I served the ‘Tsukikage-an’ in that role,” she guessed. “Why did you hire her?”
“Well, there’s the fact that I got her shot.”
“Did you feel obligated to offer her a job because of that?
