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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Oni" data-source="post: 4779731" data-attributes="member: 380">It would have been regretful to do otherwise.  I do not believe them to be bad men.Lynn paused carefully sipping her coffee as she collected her thoughts on the evening.  We observed the butcher shop during the day, they were indeed distributing meat to the poor.  Strange that, it hardly seems the actions of criminals and ne'er-do-wells.  But I digress, we were able to sneak into the shop and take them by surprise after dark.  They surrendered readily enough, except for Parn I think it was and Verik of course.  I feel I should mention that the others helped subdue Parn and I hope that you will take that into consideration. Verik put up quite a bit more resistance.  He seemed quite fervent in his belief that he could more good there, than here.  You are dealing with a man who firmly believes he is doing the right thing.  To be honest his actions to seem to be basically well intentioned, and the work he is doing is good work.  This however is where things become interesting.  One would need considerable connections to obtain the kind of supplies of meat they've been going through in these times.  It seems that Verik was induced, I might even go so far as to say manipulated, into pursuing the course of action he did by a woman we know only as "M" at this point.  He would not tell me more than that, he is quite taken with her it would seem.  Lynn paused again at this point, weighing something in her mind before speaking again.As I said before I think the work Verik was doing was good work.  Consider what the ramifications may be if you take that away from the people, it will most likely spark more unrest.  What if Verik's silent partner wanted deserters specifically so that the operation would be shut down?  Perhaps that is reaching, however this "M" seems to have some motivation we have not yet detected.  I would encourage you to think about letting Verik continue his work in some fashion, perhaps with the Queen's stamp of approval.   Turn Verik's social mindedness and the goodwill he has already generated to your advantage, to help maintain the peace of the city.</blockquote>

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