English was awarded the Victoria Cross (which he immediately tried to use as a bottle opener) and reinstated as MI7’s “Active Reserve—Special Catastrophes.” Agent Duval requested a transfer to Antarctica.
He was rescued by the glamorous, sharp-witted – ostensibly a corporate lawyer, but clearly more than she seemed. She helped him escape a squad of Vex’s “Silence Guards” (mimes trained in Krav Maga) by distracting them with a dropped coin. Sparks flew, mostly from English’s still-smoldering suit jacket.
Back at MI7, the Chief was actually smiling. “English, you bumbling, reckless, utterly unorthodox… you saved the world. Full honors. Full pension. And full parking privileges.”