By sunrise, copies of Pax Riven's evidence had reached the appropriate authorities of the Royal Capital.
The documents contained witness statements, payment records, recruitment correspondence, and testimony connecting the attack upon the Guild's supply caravan to the networks of Gideon Marholt, Roderick Halbrecht, and Edmund Krail.
Sage Alistair had no intention of allowing the matter to disappear beneath months of legal arguments and political interference.
However, arresting the men responsible was only one part of his response.
Their influence depended upon money, contracts, commercial relationships, and the willingness of powerful clients to continue employing them.
Sage intended to dismantle those foundations.
Inside his office, Tobias Merrow, Irene Valcrest, Garran Holt, Cassian Rook, and Boren gathered around a table covered with documents.
