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"I'm sure he knows that, Silk"

"Why don't you send for soested

"We've been out of touch for quite a while, and I'd sort of like to knohat certain people are up to"

"Right," Silk agreed He tugged the bellpull again, and another liveried servant responded "Would you ask Vetter to step in here for a moment?" Silk asked

The servant bowed and left

"My factor here," Silk said, taking a seat, "We lured hiood head for business and he's had all that training in the intelligence service"

Vetter proved to be a narrow-faced hness wanted to see me?" he asked respectfully as he entered the room

"Ah, there you are, Vetter," Silk said "I've been back in the hinterlands and I ondering if you could filllately"

"Here in Melcena, your Highness?"

"Perhaps a bit athering his thoughts "There was a plague in Mal Zeth," he began "The Emperor sealed the city to prevent the spread of the disease, so, for a tiet any inforue has subsided, however, so the gates have been opened again The E freely around Mallorea now

"There was an upheaval in central Karanda It appeared to have been foha The Karands all believed that there were demons involved, but Karands think that there's a deh, that there were at least a few supernatural events in the region Mengha hasn't been seen for quite soradually re-stored The Eh to su"

"Has he rescinded that order yet?" Silk asked "If things are quieting down in Karanda, he's not going to need all those troops, is he?"

Vetter shook his head in disagree at Mal Ge out of Mal Zeth is that the Eos He had personal reasons for the can in the first place, and those reasons don't see any more Hisconfrontation between the Disciple Urvon and Zandramas the Sorceress That situation is about to co from so large nu fairlyher forces Our best assess to be a matter of time before the Emperor moves his forces out of Zeth to restore order There have been reports of sup plies being stockpiled at Maga Renn It's apparent that Kal Zakath intends to use it as a staging area"

"Were we able to capitalize on that in any way?" Silk asked intently

"To sos to the Bureau of Military Procurement just today"

"What was the price?"