“We don’t know anything,” Auris said suddenly, clearly frustrated. “We don’t know enough about the conspiracy. We don’t know how it relates to goblins or the Magsak, what either group could possibly want with local politics.” “Once we retake the city,” Mikail added, “we will need to put these Gerosian loyalists to use. Send someone with them to gather information, weed out the conspirators. I don’t know, maybe overthrow people like Prince Nait of Halfice, the ones who could still present a danger to Running Water.” Then Trei couldn’t wait any longer, his thoughts constantly returning to the mysterious people he hailed from. “And we need to gather information from the Magsak.” Next to him, Saig shuddered at the words, but they needed to be said. More importantly, he needed to be the one

