Vanessa felt like she had picked up a bit of Nero's naturally suspicious nature since the last time she had come to Kolar. That wasn't necessarily a bad thing either.
Her thoughts wandered to the last few days and the interactions she'd had. Compared to the last time she came here, where she was usually incognito, and had to leverage her own position and skill to make any deals at all, everything had been incredibly smooth this time.
No one doubted her capability or position, and no one tried to impose their authority over her using her young age and inexperience as an excuse.
But that was all on the surface. Last time, she chose who she interacted with, and did it on her terms. This time, everyone came to meet her and build connections, but that also came with a lot of politics. At each and every given moment, she needed to try to discover what their hidden agenda might be, or what they wanted from her.
