Board Thread:Roleplaying/@comment-5583506-20160410190841/@comment-29559990-20160509202853

Athorian and Mongo now stood back at the Barracks, leaing up against the old brick and clay and looking up at the night(?) sky.

"Your opinions on Akato have changed," Mongo said, referring to the what the Altmer had said at the inn.

"They have."

"Why?"

Athorian sniffed loudly. "I had always thought Akato to be a respectable man, you know. Very professional, and damn good at his job," He said, and he shook his head.

"Didn't know he did it underhandedly."

"You earn your wealth underhandedly," Mongo pointed out. It wasn't an insult as it was more a simple fact.

"True, but I steal from the those had their life easy thanks to conning the poor out of what little they had," Athorian retorted. "I steal from people like Akato."

"And besides, my people know what they're getting into when they join," Athorian brung up. "Kasi knew. You knew. Elinnel knew. Everyone knows. I tell them the price they pay for getting caught upfront. They know the risks. But Akato didn't tell anyone."

"Then this is more about the people Akato hurt?" Mongo inquired.

"Mongo, there is something I hate more than anything else in this world. More than beasts, more than pompous nobles, and that is this; men who manipulate others into doing their criminal work. Never laying out the risks, never telling their men what they were even truly doing, and just sending them out with a pat on the back and a fake-ass smile. Akato did that. Sent out Ja'Keil to do the dirty work. Kid probably had no clue what he was doing..."

"We don't know if Ja'Keil was even involved in that-"

"But we do know he got the same punishments," Athorian growled. "Ja'Keil and Kasi. Made a criminal family in that city. Because Akato was selfish. Kasi lost an arm for him, lost her chance at being a mother for him, and he still put them at risk for his own selfish gains..."

Mongo looked over. "Like the Thalmor and their soldiers..." It dawned on him.

"Exactly," Athorian spat.

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After a while, Evelyn heard a knock on her door.