As the time approached for Erich to strike against the Sages and their future attempt to spy on him, Erich realized he needed to put together a team, which he was not currently associated with, to apprehend the individual in question.
And because of this, he decided to contact an old friend, to see if he was currently deployed, or would be when the time to make a move against his enemies arrived. Thus, while drinking from a bottle of hard liquor called a number, which he had not dialed in nearly a year.
His NeuroLink rang for several moments before a familiar face and voice appeared within his own mind.
"Well, look who it is? With all the super secret shit your are doing for the Dominion, I honestly would have expected you to be dead by now. What's up Silber?"