[Stepping out with her to begin their trek back to the inn, he spots one of his guys up against a building. He jerks his head to indicate that he needs him, handing off the food and letting him know to take that to the remaining guys to eat. He'll handle this from here, so they can relax for a few hours.
Once that's taken care of, he speaks quietly to her as they walk the streets.]
I'll tell them the truth with a few details omitted. The whole reason we even found out about the little operation that was here was because we've had dealings with the family these gods seems to be involving themselves in. Do you remember how the boys thought your car might have been a bomb and that they'd seen guys belonging to Dufort hanging around? That's them. We've had plenty of issues with them in the past, but to think they'd stoop this low...
[His hand comes up to his mouth, thinking.]
I don't know what kind of power these so-called remnants of Celestia promised them, but not only have they been taken in by it, that's given our enemies that much more resources to be a real problem.
[He doesn't address the compensation. It's not even a worry on his mind.]
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Once that's taken care of, he speaks quietly to her as they walk the streets.]
I'll tell them the truth with a few details omitted. The whole reason we even found out about the little operation that was here was because we've had dealings with the family these gods seems to be involving themselves in. Do you remember how the boys thought your car might have been a bomb and that they'd seen guys belonging to Dufort hanging around? That's them. We've had plenty of issues with them in the past, but to think they'd stoop this low...
[His hand comes up to his mouth, thinking.]
I don't know what kind of power these so-called remnants of Celestia promised them, but not only have they been taken in by it, that's given our enemies that much more resources to be a real problem.
[He doesn't address the compensation. It's not even a worry on his mind.]