“Like I'm going to trust you in a room full of valuables." Jim's face was smiling like he was joking, but Osric heard the truth in his voice, and it stung.
"I wouldn't mess this up for you." Osric pulled the chython crystal out of his pocket. Under different circumstances he probably would have cleaned out this place, but today? He thought Jim had more faith in him than that.
Jim lay a hand on his shoulder. "Sorry, that was a shitty thing to say. I need to be here to see this through. Brad stole the money because he was pissed with me. It’s my responsibility to get it back.”
“Don’t beat yourself up about it. Brad probably would have jumped on any excuse to take the money and run." Osric raised up the chython crystal, held it to the scanner, and spoke with as much authority as he could m
