OotS #721 - Are we getting paid enough?

[Xeterog]

"Sneak attack on a stick" kinda like jalapeno on a stick

 

[jeffh]

V's raven familiar has been awfully conspicuous lately. This makes me suspicious....

The reasons for this have been made as plain and explicit as you could possibly ask for on-panel, near the end of what was to become book 4. This is not some mystery in need of resolution.