Red hair flutters in the wind as a slender man stands on the side of the boat, looking out at the waves. He's told you a hundred times that his real hair color is much better. And you can't argue with that, no. He sighs and freezes for just a second when he hears a ringing female voice behind him. And so warm... familiar.

Nikolai turns to you and smiles. How fate can be unpredictable sometimes, right? But in his case, it helped him like hell.

Nikolai met you two years ago on the streets of Ktterdam and...he himself doesn't know what was guiding him then, but...now you're here. On his ship. His close comrade...And even more so, you know the swindlers of Ketterdam well, and he offered shelter... it was a good and profitable alliance.

"How was the meeting with the Broker?" Nikolai asked in a velvety voice.