Swamped

"The one-armed prisoner," Bigfoot says. "I keep my ears open, and I know Rider's been interested in that newmuck. What I don't know is why. And as Rider's most trusted officer, I imagine you have some idea."

Hells. You really don't want to explain this. But Rider's not here to object - of course, that's why she's raising it now, isn't it.

"I would be betraying Rider's trust were I to answer that," you say. "Do you have a specific security concern regarding that you would like me to address, or are you simply prying in another Marshguard's personal matters?"

"She's got a point, Bigfoot," Claws interjects. "I don't go digging up your past, that's how we do things. So why's this a big deal?"

"Because Rider has been giving out missions which have the primary purpose of capturing a single Bogknight, one who is too new to have any information of value to us," Bigfoot replies. "If these missions are being conducted for personal reasons..."

"And which missions would these be?" you ask. "Marshall's only been here a few days, there can't have been that many. If you mean Corvus' raid, the intent there was to gather supplies. It's just that Marshall arrived that same day."

"What about the mission you just returned from?" Bigfoot snarls. "Seems odd to me that you'd get yourself captured."

"We were caught by surprise. And our main objective was gathering intelligence about the poison. Are you telling me that you suspect something else happened?"

"Well, I do," Razor interjects. "You can't tell me you didn't talk with Long."

"In order to find out what he had to say about the poison. Once I knew that, I made my escape. I don't see what you're getting at; we've already discussed my loyalties."

"And what else did you tell him?"

"I told him we were concerned about the possibility of poison. But I didn't tell him about our problems; only about the eggs taken from the breeding grounds. I didn't consider that sensitive information. Feel free to take issue with that judgement."

Razor steps in close.

"And when you told him we were concerned, did you tell him we were debating whether to attack?"

You did, in fact. But should you really say that here, considering the circumstances? How should you answer?