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• If you keep this up, I'll make sure you're at the center of one!
• Okay, I'm leaving.
• Oh, yes! I know all his favorite restaurants, venues, and shops. I even have the coveted Faren wall calendar of 1324 AE!
• Scandalous, indeed.
• Shouldn't have asked.
• Ah, there you are, Countess. I trust I played my part in your charade this evening?
• (laugh) There, there, blossom. You did very well as the sore green thumb at my affair.
• I'm sure everyone was far too intimidated by your glowering menace to notice it was an illusion standing beside you the whole time.
• Yes. I thought you seemed rather vapid.
• Well, you fancy up nicely when you knock the dirt off your boots. Although, the tough-adventurer look suits you. Mind, beware the ministers. They're on the prowl.
• Why can't the ministers and the nobles get along?
• Humans. What can I say? We're an inscrutable race. Turn half the world against us, and we still find ways to argue among ourselves. Frankly, I think it's boredom that makes us do it.
• Where do you fit in?
• You know how it is, my friend. We humans are inscrutable. Turn half the world against us, and we still find ways to argue among ourselves. It's all about power—keeping it or acquiring it.
• Me? Oh, I'm just here for the delicious desserts and ladies. I'm eyeing a few of both, but I can't quite decide which I'm hungry for.
• Choose wisely. Too much of either can give you a bellyache.
• Truer words were never spoken. Have a good time at the party.
• I will. Thank you.
• They'll introduce us at the steps.
• I think you should take the lead, and I'll shadow you. People will be far more likely to talk to you than to me. We can touch base occasionally, and I'll tell you what I've observed.
• Remind me what we're doing here, please.
• I don't much care for Minister Estelle. She has a brassiness to her. I'm not surprised she'd turn on the queen. Now, we have to find evidence to discredit her.
• Like before? Eavesdropping and rumormongering.
• Don't forget that we know she's seen and talked with Caudecus as recently as the garden party. If you catch her in a lie, call her on it!
• She's a slug, if you'll pardon my crudeness. You can pin her down. Remember Arton's version of events. He said Queen Jennah was short with Scarlet and that the countess even ushered her out quickly.
• It's hard to know who's telling the truth. But remember that her other witness lied, and we have several people who know the queen did not go out that night. You've got her on the edge.
• I'll take her down.
• Anise is at the center of the party. Let's go talk to her.
• Interesting. Okay.
• That's it. The final piece of the puzzle. Now we have everything we need. We have the testimonies of Minister Arton, the servant's wife, the lying noble, the guards, and the countess herself.
• But we don't have proof that Estelle was gambling that night.
• I can't wait to tell Jory how you solved this mystery. She's going to be so proud of you.
• And of you. That lie-detecting thing you do...wow.
• Yes, it's ridiculous. Someone's saying they witnessed the queen meet privately with Scarlet late at night. Under a bridge of all things.
• Do they have proof?
• The ministers behind it will take advantage of her absence to turn people against her. They're always trying to take power from her. She has to be constantly vigilant.
• So, if we find the person spreading the rumors, we defuse the situation?
• Got it. On my way.
• We have to do more than find the person. We have to discredit them.
• The old-fashioned way: eavesdropping and rumor-mongering. We'll gather information at the party then sort through it for the bits that lead to the culprit. You mingle, and I'll watch for liars.
• You'll watch for liars?
• My ability seems to be getting stronger. I don't know what it is, but I can sometimes tell if a person is lying. Especially if they're not very good at lying or if the lie is especially flagrant.
• Stay close then. Let's go.
• Welcome to the politics of Divinity's Reach. I'm sorry to drag you into this, but I will be more successful with you at my side. I'm still something of a pariah in noble society here.
• You said something about a rumor?
• They don't need it. They say they overheard Queen Jennah offer support for Scarlet's research and the blueprints to the Watchknights.
• All they have to do is hurt her reputation and sow doubt.
• Yes. It undermines her leadership. She can't leave here until this is settled.
• Why not?
• The countess asked if I'd travel with the queen to the summit. It's an honor to be asked. I'll see you there, though. Who knows? This may be my chance to get my title back.