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The Thieves Guild,

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by Jake Kerr.

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Episode 11:

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Blame.

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It took all of Karch's willpower not to rush off
the dais and command the Merchant Guild guards

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to hunt down Raylan and toss him in the dungeons.

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But Lassen snapped at him to stand still and be
quiet when

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Karch brought up the idea. So he clenched and
unclenched his fists behind

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his back as he stood at attention, staring at the
back of Lassen's head as

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the banquet progressed with awkward silences
between courses and the various votes on

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lesser guild business.

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Karch knew that Lassen could barely restrain his
fury.

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Polo, the old guildmaster harvest, took every
opportunity to mock the

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result of the vote, commenting at one point after
agreeing to a vote on a minor

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issue...

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"We don't need the wisdom of the guildmaster thief
to do the right thing here."

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While Polo laughed, Lassen was punching his own
leg under the table.

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Karch just gritted his teeth.

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Halfway through the meal, he couldn't wait any
longer.

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He leaned forward and whispered into Lassen's ear.

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Sir, don't you think we should grab your brother
before he can cause any more mischief?

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Lassen turned, a scowl on his face.

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And what, pray tell, would that mischief entail,
Karch?

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He's already ruined the plan I've been working on
for over a year.

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Lassen's eyes narrowed.

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Or should I say, you have ruined the plan I have
been working on for over a year?

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As this was your idea.

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Karch considered his words before he spoke them.
He had to be careful.

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Lassen was obviously still livid and not thinking
straight.

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That he was blaming Karch for the failure was
obviously wrong, but perhaps not

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surprising. As ruthless as Lassen could be,
perhaps he still had a soft

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spot and couldn't blame his brother.

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Uh, sir, I don't know what you are implying, but
how could we predict this

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outcome?

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That we could not predict this is entirely the
problem, Karch.

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Lassen hissed.

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Now shut up and take your position.

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It was hard to parse Lassen's intentions, Karch
thought as he stepped back

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and stood straight. On the one hand, he was
expressing nothing but anger and

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resignation. But Karch knew him well enough to
consider that if there was some

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alternative solution, Lassen would jump at it.

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The dinner progressed, and Karch thought over
their options.

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They could hold another vote. While the tradition
was to hold the votes at the Founder's Day

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banquet, the council could vote at any time.

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With Polo and Sax, they had the support to call a
special vote.

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All they needed was to get rid of Raylan. Raylan.

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Karch's brilliant solution to two of their
problems turned out to be the biggest problem of

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all. But he could fix things. There were ways to
change someone's mind, and

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Karch was quite effective at many of them.

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And if he couldn't change that someone's mind, he
could remove them.

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He looked down at Lassen. He was unimaginative, a
trait that stopped him from

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solving the thicket of complications in
consolidating his power.

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He had Karch for that, and he had done so
efficiently and well.

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So why should this be any different?

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Yes, Karch thought, he would solve the problem one
way or

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another.

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(dramatic music)