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;::::: So you mainly suffered embarrassment?
::::: Oh, no, most of my team is dead now. They were highlyeffective, and, if I were a gambler - '''Lady Alethina shows you a pair of dice in her hand and smirks''' - I wouldn't bet on this world surviving winter. But mortals do pretty impressive things sometimes, so we'll just have to see.::::: But to my earlier point: there is also a huge amount of embarrassment. Let me see explain it more clearly: a group of highly-trained assassins infiltrated OUR group of highly-trained assassins. And prior to this, OUR group was considered the superior variety assassin. That's changed.::::: We were humbled. I, personally, was humbled. And humiliated. And betrayed. And I've taken to drinking mortal wine. ;::::: I see. I won't keep pestering you about this sensitive topic. ;::::: How were you betrayed?
;:::: Who is the Aurest trying to stop?
::::: Well, we work against the Winter Court, of course. But you must understand that Winter is not working alone. They work alongside the Spring Court, who are masters of manipulation. So sometimes we need to deal with other problems. Because everything is ultimately the Winter Court's fault.
;::::: Everything's the Winter Court's fault?! That sounds like bullshit.
;:::: Who's paying me for these missions?
::::: I'll be paying your personally. Normally the Fists of Aureth would be paid in precious honey, but our honey vault was robbed. The Aureth on this world is completely broke.
::::: Fortunately, I happen to be absurdly wealthy on this world, so I'll be paying you in Councils.
;::: I should at least understand who I'm working for...