Ten years of training comes in handy sometimes. [The disguise wasn't going to fool anybody for long, but the man had the attitude right. Sounded like some of the puffed up local officers they'd been stuck liaising with on Christophsis.

He heaved the unconscious guard up and into a shadowy little alcove, dousing the nearest lamp to make sure the body couldn't be spotted at a glance.] Guessing this isn't your first time doing this. [Because this was a surprising amount of comfort and competency with covert ops on display. Honestly, probably better than he could manage. His personal track record wasn't great.

Once the body was hidden, he reoriented. The tunnels leading back toward the entrance should be...] This way--I'm not sure how long he's going to be out. [Killing him would solve that, but this whole mess was technically a political exercise, and killing a local and looting the body was probably not going to help their cause.]