My efforts with the local heroes were no better, if for different reasons.
So he’s been attempting to unmask the heroes too…
“For some time, aside from regular payments and some direction, my attention was elsewhere. It was only two weeks ago that I was contacted by my investigators and told that I had what I wanted on Empire Eighty-Eight.
Okay.
To have it come together at that time, when the Empire was one of the sole barriers remaining before me, it seemed to be serendipity. I jumped on the opportunity.”
I see, so you’re saying that you’ve been working on this for a long time, and because it just so happened to be ready just when you were at war with the Empire, you didn’t take the time to think through the consequences? Which you could’ve done for almost four years, and pride yourself on doing as a self-proclaimed chessmaster?
I’m not buying it, Coil.
Grue spoke to Coil’s back, “And you forgot about us. What it might look like.”
Coil turned his head, “Yes. I’ll admit I am not proud of my failure to see the bigger picture, and I assure you, it is not a mistake I am prepared to make again.”
To be fair, though, every chess player forgets the bigger picture once in a while.
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