Mission. And I volunteered. There will be a reward for this one too--I'm not in the mood for charity work.

[He sighed and shifted in his jacket, where he too kept his half of the ribbon hidden.]

It's also a chance at information. We don't know very much about all the parties involved, and the fact that we're being called on for aid is a tricky bit itself. Personally, I'd like to find more pieces to this puzzle.