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[unwings]

Hello. My name is Castiel.

I overheard a pair of soldiers discussing Prime Minister Marlo’s declaration of martial law, and indefinitely postponed elections. They implied she has a history of election bribery, and mentioned the disappearance of someone named 'Latimer'.

Does 'Latimer' sound familiar to anyone? What else have the rest of you heard?

This message goes to the Summoned of the Free Cities only. For obvious reasons, let’s keep the suspect nature of our leader to ourselves for now.

Comments

[falcony]

I WISH I WAS SURPRISED
BUT THERE'S BEEN SOMETHING OFF ABOUT THAT WOMAN SINCE WE GOT HERE
THOUGH I WONDER HOW LONG THAT'S GOING TO LAST
IF THE SOLDIERS ARE STARTING TO TALK, THAT COULD HELP US
SEEING AS THAT'S WHERE ALL HER POWER COMES FROM

[unwings]

I personally found Aleksander an extremely uncomfortable individual.
But yes, there is something disquieting about Prime Minister Reiner.
Losing favor with the military could rapidly become dangerous in a time of war.
All peoples within the Free Cities would suffer if Thorne noticed and took advantage of the lapse in confidence.

And yet, they're currently our best source of information. How likely do you imagine any soldiers would be willing to talk to one of us about what they know?

[falcony]

HE'S DEFINITELY AN ACQUIRED TASTE, YEAH
BETWEEN YOU AND ME, I'VE HAD A BAD GUT FEELING ABOUT REINER SINCE WE FIRST GOT HERE
SHE JUST DOESN'T SEEM AS FOCUSED ON THE THINGS SHE SHOULD BE FOCUSED ON
THERE'S SOMETHING GOING ON THERE FOR SURE

THE LAST THING WE NEED IS A POWER VACUUM
BUT I DON'T THINK REINER LOSING SOME POWER IS A BAD THING

IT'S POSSIBLE THEY MIGHT, BUT IT WOULD TAKE SOME WORK TO BUILD UP THEIR TRUST
THEY'RE LOYAL, AND THEY'RE NOT GOING TO SAY ANYTHING AGAINST REINER DIRECTLY
ESPECIALLY NOT IN THE CITY WHERE IT'LL BE EASIER FOR THEM TO BE FOUND OUT