The Empire at War - le verrah rubicon - Free

A lone figure sits at a desk in a darken room scribing a message. A door
opens and another person enters the room.
“You summoned me, m’lord?”
“Indeed. I have a message for you to deliver to our associate in Altdorf.
Wait after you’ve delivered it for a return response. See to the delivery
yourself.”
“Yes, m’lord.”
“And take an armed guard with you this time. The Altdorf-Middenheim
Road is getting increasing dangerous and I do not want anything to
delay you. Take Konrad and Fritz with you.”
“Very good, m’lord. On another topic, Natassia Hess has been
dispatched to meet with the peasants in Talagraad.”
“Excellent.”
“If I may speak freely, m’lord, I do not think that these transients should
be entrusted to carry out any task that you are planning for them. I
believe that their elevation to the Knights Panther by the Graf was a
mistake. They have forgotten their place.”
“That may well be, my friend, but by all accounting they have proven
resourceful. More importantly, they are expendable.”
“Yes, m’lord. Can we trust them to carry out the mission successfully?”
“I certainly hope so, for their sake and ours. The information we have
obtained on the Purple Hand should prove helpful assuming the
individuals in question can successfully complete the first mission we
have set for them.”
“Can we count on the accuracy of the information?”
“I believe we can. The vermin we captured were rather resistant to talk,
but Malfrek has a way of loosening tongues that is second to none. The
Master Interrogator knows his craft exceptionally well. Here’s the
encrypted message for you to deliver. Make haste as our associate needs
to be forewarned.”
Empire at War
2