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The Thieves Guild

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by Jake Kerr.

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Episode 10:

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The Founders Day Banquet.

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Raylan and Allard arrived at Merchant Tower 45
minutes after they left the

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parade float. They were both in their dress robes,
walking briskly to the door to the

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banquet hall when Raylan stopped suddenly. He
looked up at Allard.

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How do I look?

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Like a guild master.

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Raylan smiled.

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And how do I smell?

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There was a pause, and then Allard replied-

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Better than you did earlier.

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Good enough.

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Allard entered first. A knight moved to block
their access to the banquet hall.

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Allard stopped and swiped his robe behind his
scabbard, revealing his mammoth

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broadsword.

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You can either move aside for the guild master
thief, or we will step over your body.

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In either case, we will enter the banquet hall and
the guild master will join the meeting.

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The knight slowly moved to the side, and Allard
ignored him as he strode

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forward and threw open the double doors.

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Allard straightened his robe, and Raylan followed
him into the room.

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As Raylan followed behind Allard, he was met by a
long, narrow

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room with servants resetting the tables and
carrying out bins full of broken

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glass, food, and towels stained with wine and
other drink.

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The guild masters milled about as their place
settings were restored.

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Raylan was going to ask where they should sit, but
Allard strode straight to a dais at the

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end of the hall with a table upon it. The guild
masters knight, Harvest,

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Craft, and Merchant were milling about talking,
their deputies close by.

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Allard stopped at the base of the steps leading up
to the dais.

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The guild master thief requires a place setting.

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Sax glared at him, but didn't move. The other
guild masters seemed amused.

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Larson walked over, his face turning red.

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What are you doing here?

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He whispered through clenched teeth as he looked
down at them from the top of the stairs.

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I'm here for the banquet. I'm a guild master, am I
not?

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Raylan decided to keep a serious tone.

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He knew he belonged, and mocking his brother
wouldn't achieve anything.

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He wanted to make a statement, and his presence,
not his words, would be that

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statement.

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The Thieves Guild isn't even a guild, Raylan. You
know that.

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Have you forgotten the parade?

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Larson was trying to keep his voice down, but
Raylan could tell he was losing his temper.

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You disrespect Guild Master Pietro.

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Larson's jaw dropped at the deep voice of Allard,
interrupting their conversation.

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Just because he chose not to attend the banquet
does not mean that he wouldn't have been welcome,
or that his

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peers would not have recognized him.

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Allard glanced back at the guild masters milling
about.

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Raylan marveled at how Allard was able to evoke
the beloved Pietro to establish

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respect for the guild, and Raylan himself.

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Sax, the portly guild master knight, walked over.

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You're a fine one to discuss disrespect, you
coward.

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He pointed at Allard with a finger extended from a
wine goblet, which

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spilled as he waived his hand while he talked.

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But you live with that shame all year long as you
scurry around in your black.

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He turned to Larson.

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Let the pathetic boy and his lackey enjoy the
banquet, Larson.

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He took a drink from his goblet.

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It's one day in the year.

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We'll go back to abusing them tomorrow.

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(laughs)

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He laughed and turned back to the other guild
masters.

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Larson walked down the stairs and stood next to
Raylan.

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He stopped so close that their toes nearly
touched.

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He leaned forward and whispered through gritted
teeth.

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I know it was your friend, Rafe, in here earlier.
Look around.

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You can see the damage he did.

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Are you happy? You've had your fun. Now, leave me
be for another year.

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Raylan shook his head.

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I'm not leaving.

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What more damage could you possibly do? Just
leave.

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Larson spat out the words, venom dripping from his
voice.

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This is the guild master feast as part of Founders
Day.

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Raylan said the words loudly as he smoothed the
folds of his black robe.

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I'm a guild master.

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People looked their way, and the other members of
the council stared at

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them.

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Raylan said nothing else as Larson's face turned
redder and redder.

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He opened and closed his mouth as if about to say
something, but nothing came out.

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Finally, he shook his head and announced-

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Of course, we're not used to having the guild
master thief attend this event, but that does not
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cannot find room for him.

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He looked around, pointed at the other end of the
room, and then

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added-

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I believe there is room at the end of the table
near the guild master pig's herd.

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With that, Larson spun on his heels and returned
to the council table.

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Raylan made his way past guild masters draped in
yellow, blue, and

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green. They all looked up at him, their faces
revealing a mixture of curiosity,

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bemusement, and condemnation.

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At the end of the table, a place was being set for
him between a stout man with a

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misshapen nose and thick brown hair, and a thin
woman with wiry

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brown hair.

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They both wore the green robe of the Harvest
Guild.

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The man's was edged with a brown, black, and
yellow pattern that Raylan assumed

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indicated the pigs herders. The woman's robe was
lined in an elaborate

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pattern of yellow and blue. She refused to look at
Raylan and kept her back to him.

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Raylan sat down and Allard stood guard behind him,
his hand resting on the pommel

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of his sword. While Raylan took a long drink of
water, the man leaned toward

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him.

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I'm Percy, sir guild master.

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He had a big smile on his face, which revealed
several missing teeth.

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Nice to meet you, Percy, but you can call me
Raylan.

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He shook the man's hand with a firm grip.

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No need for this sir business between guild
masters, don't you think?

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Ah, I'm not a guild master, sir.

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The herdsmen haven't had a guild since we joined
the farmers all those years ago.

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He grabbed his robe at its edge.

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This is all just for show. The real guild master
is up on the stage there.

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He nodded toward Polo, the Guild Master Harvest.

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After Saxe and Larson, Raylan was surprised by
such humility.

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Don't be so humble, Percy. You still lead your
fellow herdsmen, providing food and skins

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for the city.

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Aye, sir, but my voice is about as important as my
pigs' when it comes to making

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decisions.

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He laughed and took a long drink from a glass of
ale.

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Raylan looked around. The feast appeared to have
settled down.

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All the thrown food and broken tableware had been
removed, and servers were bringing

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around greens and soup. On the dais, Saxe and
Larson were laughing while

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Orion looked quiet and pensive. Polo, the Guild
Master Harvest,

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looked depressed.

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You should be on the dais.

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It was Percy, who spat bits of greens out of his
mouth as he spoke and ate at the same time.

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That's where the true guild masters belong.

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I'm just the guild master thief, Percy. We're not
exactly a guild.

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Raylan stabbed some greens the moment the bowl was
placed in front of him.

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He was famished.

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Not true, sir. Not true at all. Look around.

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Percy used his fork to point to the various guild
masters in the room.

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How many of these folks have deputies standing
behind them?

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It was true.

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The four guild masters on the dais each had a
deputy standing at attention

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behind them.

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The only other person with a deputy was Raylan,
with Allard standing

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behind him.

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Percy continued.

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Besides, you've seen the thieving statue in
Founders Park.

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Only the founding guilds have statues in Founders
Park.

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Raylan lowered his fork. Was this true?

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Were the thieves one of the founding guilds?

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He had never studied history and found the idea
absurd. He turned to Allard.

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Is this true?

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Yes, the Thieves Guild is actually the
third-oldest guild in Ness,

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although why that is so is lost to history.

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Still, I don't recommend you marching up and
demanding to sit between your brother and Guild
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Saxe if that's what you were thinking.

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With a laugh, Raylan picked up his fork again.

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No, I think not. Besides, this is better company.

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Raylan raised his cup of ale to Percy, who
returned the toast.

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There was a loud thud from the other end of the
room, and Raylan looked up to see Karch

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standing before the table on the dais.

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He stomped his boot onto the dais again

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(footstomp) and the room quieted down.

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He moved off to the side when there was silence,
and Larson stood up.

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Fellow guild masters, as the host of this year's
Founders Day banquet, I welcome

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you.

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He looked around the room.

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I see some new faces,

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which is bittersweet,

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as it means that while we have new friends, we
have also lost some old friends.

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So let us raise a toast to those that we have
lost.

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Larson glanced at his palm, and then continued.

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Guild Master Marchand, Guild Master Sagan, and of
course, Guild Master Pietro,

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you will be missed.

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"You will be missed," the room rang out as glasses
were raised and then

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drained. Larson put his glass down on the table
behind him, and then

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continued.

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But life must go on as it has during our city's
long and wonderful history.

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So welcome, new guild masters.

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Today you will bear witness to our debate and
decisions on important guild business, a

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tradition that goes back to the founders.

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Larson looked around the room, and then continued.

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The council will vote on four items this evening,
but the most important will be the first.

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Larson turned back to the table.

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Guild Master Saxe will present the first item for
vote. Guild Master...

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Saxe stood up and bowed toward Larson, who moved
back behind the table and sat down.

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Saxe cleared his throat.

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In the past, as Ness has grown and become more
unified, we have seen fit to

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consolidate guilds. This has been a tremendous
boon to all of us.

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The city runs better, and our leadership is more
efficient.

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Saxe looked somewhat nervous, and Raylan wondered
where he was leading with his

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preamble.

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Guild consolidation has a long history at Ness,
and has always been well-received.

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Your council hopes this will again be the case, as
our first vote is to unite the Harvest and

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Merchant Guilds.

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Raylan's jaw dropped. Such a decision would pretty
much destroy the guild

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system.

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Now his brother would be the undeniable leader of
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The Craft Guild's voice would be powerless, and
the Knights Guild, what about them?

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Why was Saxe going along with this?

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There was a loud murmur across the room,
punctuated by some raised voices.

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No one shouted however.

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Raylan couldn't believe it. "Are they all going to
go along with this?"

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He turned to Percy.

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"What do you think, Percy?"

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Bah, we've been through this before.

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Does it matter if he's leading us?

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Percy pointed his fork toward Polo.

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Or him?

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He then pointed it at Larson.

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Saxe stomped his foot.

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(footstomp)

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It is time to vote.

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Raylan turned back to Allard.

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"This can't be good, can it, Allard?"

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His deputy shook his head.

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No, and I cannot believe that Saxe would betray
his own guild like this.

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Council,

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Saxe raised his voice.

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the matter of uniting guilds is a serious one, and
our founders made it clear that we cannot

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do so if more than one of us objects. So in the
matter of uniting the Harvest and Trade

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Guilds, how do you vote, yea or nay?

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"Yea," Larson replied. "Craft?" "Yea," answered

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Orion, although there wasn't much enthusiasm in
his voice.

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"Guild Master Harvest, how do you vote?" "Nay."

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Polo sounded utterly defeated. "And I vote for the
Knight Guild with a

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yea." Larson had a big smile on his face, as did
Karch behind him.

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"It is settled then, with only one objection.

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The Harvest Guild and Merchant Guilds are hereby-"

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It is not settled.

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The booming voice of Allard echoed through the
hall.

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Everyone turned to face him, including Raylan.

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The guild master thief has not voted.

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Raylan stared at Allard. Saxe had a sneer on his
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replied. "That is amusing, Deputy,

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and with how this evening has begun, it certainly
is not surprising, but I'm afraid the Thieves
Guild does

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not have a vote in these proceedings."

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That is not true.

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A firm voice from the dais broke through the buzz
in the room.

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Saxe turned to face Polo, who suddenly seemed more
animated than he had the

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entire evening. "What do you mean by this, Polo?

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You have lost. Don't make this difficult."

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The old guild master replied with a laugh.

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It would do well for you to learn your guild
history, Saxe.

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The Thieves Guild has always been a guild on the
council.

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Just because Pietro had no interest in guild
matters doesn't change that fact.

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Polo took a bite of a piece of bread as Saxe just
stared at him.

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It is true, you know.

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Guild Master Orion added. "Shut up, Orion," Larson
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into his chair. He looked across the room at
Raylan.

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Raylan pushed back his chair and stood up.

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He walked along the side of the hall toward the
dais, every eye on him.

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As Raylan walked onto the stage with Allard close
behind, Saxe looked like he was

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about to explode, while his brother had never
looked angrier, his suppressed

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rage given no outlet. Larson stared hard at Raylan
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he could will him to vote yea. Raylan turned and
faced the room.

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The thieves vote nay.

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Larson lowered his head while Saxe growled and
grabbed at Raylan.

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Allard pulled Raylan away with one hand and shoved
Saxe back toward the

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table with the other.

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Dinner is over, sir.

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Allard said as he dragged Raylan toward the front
of the room.

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There were shouts from the podium, and as Raylan
looked back he could see Polo's deputy

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struggling with Saxe's deputy. The entire hall was
in an uproar.

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A tankard of ale glanced against Raylan's shoulder
when they were almost to the end

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of the hall. The clattering of the tankard on the
floor appeared to ignite the rest of the

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room, and Raylan again found himself the target of
food and projectiles.

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Shouts of anger followed him. A few men in the
yellow of the Craft Guild blocked the

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door.

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Don't be foolish.

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Allard growled, unsheathing his sword.

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The men fell back, but Raylan couldn't ignore the
hatred on their faces.

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They were well beyond the hall when Raylan glanced
back. No one was following them.

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Why was everyone so mad at me, Allard?

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Raylan couldn't understand how the lesser guild
masters couldn't see that their

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own guild masters were selling them out to his
brother.

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Their guild master voted yea, and you voted nay.

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That's enough for most of them.

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Raylan nodded.

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Even when he was doing the right thing, he was
making enemies.

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So what do you think Larson will do next?

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Allard stopped, turned, and leaned toward Raylan.

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He will either give up or assassinate you.

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His voice was low and intense.

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Which do you think?

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Allard didn't move.

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I think I should relocate to the thieves tower.

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Allard nodded.

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A wise choice.

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He turned to lead Raylan on, but stopped and
turned again.

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He reached his hands up and lowered his hood.

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His newly uncovered eyes flickered in the
torchlight as he stood straight.

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May I ask you a question, sir?

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Raylan looked up and nodded.

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Why did you attend the dinner tonight?

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Raylan tried to gauge Allard's motivations for
asking the question, but he could tell

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nothing from his face and Allard's voice was, as
always, even and

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businesslike. He decided to just be honest.

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Because even if Larson felt that he could treat me
with disrespect, he should not

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treat the guild that way.

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I thought a lot of Guild Master Pietro as I sat in
that cage today.

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As the stones struck me and the piss splashed on
my head, I realized that I've

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never seen a nobler man in my life. He took the
abuse and smiled.

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He took the ridicule in the streets and cracked
jokes.

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He didn't deserve that, and the guild deserves
more respect than it receives.

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Raylan laughed.

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(laughs) I guess they learned that today.

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Allard didn't say anything for some time, but just
stared at Raylan.

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Finally, he replaced his hood and bowed his head.

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You are an honorable young man, Guild Master
Raylan.

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Raylan smiled.

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Well, as much honor as there is among thieves.

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(dramatic music)