He shrugged, "Review the businesses we own, figure up how much they are bringing and how much they SHOULD be bringing. Make an example of the bastards skimming the most off of the top. Then run through the training area I paid to have set up yesterday in my old Roanapur home. It will also be one of our three safe houses."
Thomas sighed, "Since your not gong to introduce yourself, say Hi Shizune. If you wanted me dead you'd have done something already."
A woman dropped from the ceiling, she was wearing a short Japanese robe. She should have looked ridiculous, or kike a hooker. But something about the woman her eyes showed the same detached interest Thomas's always did. Thomas smirked, "This is Shizune, she's a ninja assassin. See to shoot someone you have to be able to hit them she's damn skilled at getting up close, an then her sword of any other amalgam of blades takes out her target. Never draw down on her, she can actually cut a hand gun bullet."
The assasin smiled, a lightly goofy but genuine smile, "When did you know I was here, and how?"
Thomas chuckle, "You an Revy, you think I don't know a man's weakest when he's slam fucking someone. And I smelled your sword polish. That and the dragon style sword liquid you use, smelling it is a trick I picked up last tie you tried to kill me."
The woman raised an eyebrow, "How'd you survive that by the way, I hove my blade through your chest, kicked you out of an air plane and that was after burying a dozen senbon and shuruken in you all dosed in Rattle snake venom."
Thomas laughed, "I owe you one, see when you kicked me out o the plane, I used my shirt as a very crappy glider, to aim myself at a large body of water. I knew your favorite kill point was a stab to the heart, so I dodged enough to make you miss, an threw myself out of the plane to avoid your follow up precipitation strike. The poison was no big deal because of my paranoia, I have been dosing myself with mot of the most deadly venoms I could find for years, almost built up an immunity instead of resistance. Although throwing throwing weapons designed to be thrown, when you've got a hoe in your chest, is not fun."
She nodded, smiling she turned an headed out saying almost too quietly to hear, "I'm glad your not dead."
Thomas nodded, "I understand, no fun if all the other challengers are gone."
She nodded and waked out. Thomas relaxing as he said, "Sleep tight babe I'm exphausted."