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The Thieves Guild

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by Jake Kerr

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(dramatic music plays) . Episode 27:

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Larsen's New Plan.

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Karch had never seen Larsen so angry, which was
saying a lot, as Larsen's temper

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was famous. It wasn't so much that Raylan escaped,
Larsen seemed almost glad

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that his brother had slunk off to the Wretched
Quarter never to be seen again, but it was

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how he escaped. It was one thing to laugh at Sax
and the incompetence of his

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guild at holding Raylan and his friends, but it
was another thing entirely to have

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his own guards manning the Great Bridge, have
Raylan in their sights, and then

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just let him slip through their fingers.

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"Karch, I will say this only once."

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Larsen's voice was like a rusty cell door
screeching as it slowly closed.

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"You will take care of Polo. I don't care how. I
don't even want to know how.

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But we can't risk another vote with both Raylan
and Polo alive." "We could always kill Raylan,"

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Karch replied. He knew it was probably unwise
pointing the blade at Larsen's

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brother, but he was curious how Larsen would
respond.

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"Could we, Karch?"

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Larsen shoved his chair back so hard as he stood
up from his desk that the chair fell over.

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(chair falls and clanks on floor) "By all means,
go into the Wretched Quarter and strike him down.

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Do you know where he is?"

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For the first time in his life, Karch was alarmed
as Larsen approached with a

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dagger in his hand. Karch hadn't even noticed
where Larsen had pulled it from.

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"Sir-" "Shut up, Karch. You're lucky you are still
my deputy after this disaster with

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Raylan."

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Larsen waved the dagger in front of Karch's face.
"So you think we should kill Raylan?

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Brilliant idea, Karch. Well, where is he? Can you
find him?

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Do you even know what it's like across the river?"

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Larsen slammed the dagger into his desk.

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(dagger slams into desk) "We have power here. We
have spies.

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We have those in other guilds who will help us.

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Who do we have over there?" Larsen pointed over
Karch's shoulder.

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"Who, Karch? Who?" "Perhaps it would be wise to
assassinate

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Polo." "That would solve our problem, wouldn't
it?" "Yes, sir."

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"Good. I don't care how you solve our problem.

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You will solve it, and you will solve it
immediately."

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Before Karch could reply, Larsen said, "Dismissed,
Deputy."

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Karch left without saying another word.

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As he walked to his quarters, Karch considered his
options.

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He had to kill Polo, that much was clear.

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The problem was that Polo knew their intentions
after the guild banquet and had

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barricaded himself in Harvest House.

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None of Karch's people could get remotely close to
him.

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Pietro was easy to poison, the old fool lived in
the merchant tower.

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The fact that he was ancient made Karch's
assassination seem completely natural.

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But Polo, he would need to be assassinated by
force.

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Not only that, the assassination would need to not
be connected to any of the other

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guilds. "If only the Thieves Guild were real,"
Karch thought.

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"I could frame them." Karch had an idea, however,
and while it would take longer than

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Larsen would like, the plan would be wondrous in
effect.

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It would establish Larsen as the de facto ruler of
Ness while simultaneously

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rallying the populace to his side.

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Yes, this was a great plan.

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Karch stopped at his apprentice's quarters.

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"Norr, get me horses and an escort ready, and have
food and drink for a multiple-day journey

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prepared." "Yes, sir," the boy replied.

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"Where will you be going?"

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(instrumental music plays) . "I'm going to visit
the Outlanders."

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(instrumental music plays)