"No." The others haven’t asked details, haven’t pressed her purpose. No point in spreading those where unnecessary. "Ser Norrington is aware of my broad interests in identifying troops. I was referred to the prisoner Samson upon that count."
"I gave him four names, Bergier among them. My questions were vague and personal in nature — those of a grieving officer." A small shrug. "He may guess ulterior motive, but lacks detail of our suspicions."
The man’s clever. He’s also deeply ill, and has proven somewhat distractible.
Reed’s position within the Inquisition will serve them more finely than this token optimism. He’s already a witness. Sketched in the right light, he might be made to seem an advocate. Reassurance for the foolish.
"If you’ve volunteers you would suggest," Shaking down a scared teenager, they can handle themselves. But red templars run in packs. If they’ve any luck of this, they’ll need to bring others in on the next stage. "This is unlikely a task for two."
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"I gave him four names, Bergier among them. My questions were vague and personal in nature — those of a grieving officer." A small shrug. "He may guess ulterior motive, but lacks detail of our suspicions."
The man’s clever. He’s also deeply ill, and has proven somewhat distractible.
Reed’s position within the Inquisition will serve them more finely than this token optimism. He’s already a witness. Sketched in the right light, he might be made to seem an advocate. Reassurance for the foolish.
"If you’ve volunteers you would suggest," Shaking down a scared teenager, they can handle themselves. But red templars run in packs. If they’ve any luck of this, they’ll need to bring others in on the next stage. "This is unlikely a task for two."