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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Cerebral Paladin" data-source="post: 2845116" data-attributes="member: 3448">The factor cringed visibly. "Your highness... you must believe me, neither I nor most of the rest of my House had any idea that any of Hetland would be so foolish as to involve ourselves in an assassination attempt against you.""I believe you, factor, but you understand now the depths of my anger with your house. The issue has never been whether I would execute you, but whether I would seize all of your House's holdings within Canberry, close our gates to your trade, and wage war upon Hetland whereever we may find you.""Yes, your highness.""Still, if you could aid me in defeating those who have moved against me, I might consider refraining from a war upon all of Hetland.""Your highness, if I may contact the Chief Factor, he will approach other elements of the Great House, and we will end all activities that might harm you. He will also arrange further reparations as you deem fit. The Matron Mother is powerful, but she will not be able to withstand the anger of the other powers within the House at risking war with a powerful realm such as yours, to say nothing of the risk of our entire trade with this region."Dame Brionna spoke. "How can we trust you? After all, doesn't this prove that you are beholden to the Moriquendarim and will continue to carry out their efforts?""To the contrary, Dame Knight, it does not," the factor replied, looking nervous to contradict any here. "Those horde coins are of the Aufaugauthal'arim, not of the Moriquendarim. The foolishness by the Matron Mother must have been motivated by simple payment from that House, not from any sense of loyalty."Alistair continued to look stern before finally relenting. "Very well. If you will arrange for the punishment of those responsible and to provide other suitable reparations, we will permit you to live for now and will not destroy your House's assets within Canberry. But you must also provide us with any further information that will help protect Canberry and my house.""Your highness is too generous. We will inform you if we learn anything, and we are ready to answer any questions you may have."Kit nodded at the coins. "Who is the Noldar on the coins anyway? Is he still active?""Your ladyship, the coins depict a great lord of the Aufaugauthal'arim. He was slain in the horde battle at the End of the Fourth Age."Alistair waited to see whether the group had any other questions and then gestured towards the door. "Depart, before I regret my forbearance." After the factor had left, he relaxed and smiled. "I think we fooled him completely. As far as I could tell, he really thought that he was within an inch of execution and warfare with his house..."</blockquote>

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