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<blockquote data-quote="Dichotomy" data-source="post: 5629610" data-attributes="member: 12941">When Raknian's name is mentioned, the workers in the room all stop and turn to listen.&nbsp; Gust's face grows even paler.&quot;I'd assume that you jest, but the spell prevents it.&nbsp; What you have just said is probably enough to justify the expense we are putting into this investigation.&quot;&nbsp; Gust glances at his helpers.&nbsp; &quot;As their faces betray, you have just shown us how potentially dangerous this will be for us.&nbsp; To say that Raknian is respected is a gross understatement.&nbsp; The man is, frankly, universally loved by the citizenry.&nbsp; His creation of the Champion's Games resulted in a substantial and reliable flow of capital into the Free City, giving him great power with the political elite.&nbsp; Frankly, I suspect you are at substantial risk.&nbsp; If anyone finds about our investigation, and that it implicates him of such dire misconduct, I imagine our very lives would be at stake.&quot;Gust takes a couple of deep breaths.&nbsp; &quot;We will make good use of this ledger, I assure you.&nbsp; Unfortunately, our investigation has uncovered little as of yet.&nbsp; As I mentioned, drafting the paperwork to secure these resources has taken most of my time since you were here.&nbsp; We've uncovered a few illicit love affairs that are of only prurient interest, and some low level bribery, but frankly, we have only barely begun.&nbsp; We are still only working with the documents you've provided.&nbsp; Making lists of persons of interest, how they may be connected to each other, and the like.&nbsp; We have not started what you might think of as 'actual' investigation.&nbsp; We have to build a case before we risk potentially exposing ourselves to those we investigate.&quot;Gust drops his head.&nbsp; &quot;While I will let you know immediately if I find something that I think interests you, with a matter this large, I frankly don't expect much in the way of tangible results for weeks, if not months.&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dichotomy, post: 5629610, member: 12941"] When Raknian's name is mentioned, the workers in the room all stop and turn to listen. Gust's face grows even paler. [b]"I'd assume that you jest, but the spell prevents it. What you have just said is probably enough to justify the expense we are putting into this investigation."[/b] Gust glances at his helpers. [b]"As their faces betray, you have just shown us how potentially dangerous this will be for us. To say that Raknian is respected is a gross understatement. The man is, frankly, universally loved by the citizenry. His creation of the Champion's Games resulted in a substantial and reliable flow of capital into the Free City, giving him great power with the political elite. Frankly, I suspect you are at substantial risk. If anyone finds about our investigation, and that it implicates him of such dire misconduct, I imagine our very lives would be at stake."[/b] Gust takes a couple of deep breaths. [b]"We will make good use of this ledger, I assure you. Unfortunately, our investigation has uncovered little as of yet. As I mentioned, drafting the paperwork to secure these resources has taken most of my time since you were here. We've uncovered a few illicit love affairs that are of only prurient interest, and some low level bribery, but frankly, we have only barely begun. We are still only working with the documents you've provided. Making lists of persons of interest, how they may be connected to each other, and the like. We have not started what you might think of as 'actual' investigation. We have to build a case before we risk potentially exposing ourselves to those we investigate."[/b] Gust drops his head. [b]"While I will let you know immediately if I find something that I think interests you, with a matter this large, I frankly don't expect much in the way of tangible results for weeks, if not months."[/b] [/QUOTE]

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