““I opened a writing app and began typing what I knew about Pierce. Vain . Terminal fear of T-shirts or any other garment that would cover his pectorals. Deadly . Doesn't hesitate to kill. Holding him at gunpoint would result in me being barbecued. Whee. Likes burning things . Now here's an understatement. Good information to have, but not useful for finding him. Antigovernment . Neither here nor there. Hmm. So far my best plan would be to build a mountain of gasoline cans and explosives, stick a Property of US Government sign on it, and throw a T-shirt over Pierce's head when he showed up to explode it. Yes, this would totally work.””
![“What happened?" I asked quietly. "I lost some people," [Rogan] said. There was an awful finality in his voice. I hadn't thought he cared. I'd thought he viewed his people as tools and took care of them because tools had to be kept in good repair, but this sounded like genuine grief — that…” quote by Ilona Andrews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/68a/ilona-andrews-150_mad-rogan_what-happened-i-asked-quietly-i-lost-som_415439.jpg)
