Swamped

You wonder if he might mean Mudviper... but then you remember what Crosswinds said. Even Razor voted to find her loyal. He's a lot of things, but he'd never make a vote like that insincerely.

If she was on his list of suspects, she isn't now.

But come to think of it, this has been going on for a while. Razor's been keeping to himself a lot even by Marshguard standards. He's given grief to every member of the council... even Bigfoot, who he generally votes with. And most of his orders are going to a small group... which makes sense if he's making sure he can give them his trust.

So that's what this is all about. He wants to know if he can trust you. You were recommended by Mudviper, after all. His goal isn't to get a crony on the council, it's to gain a loyal ally.

It takes you a moment to register that. He thinks there's a traitor on the Council itself. Or at least, someone high-ranking enough to be considered a candidate. You have to wonder what he's seen to find that plausible.

The main signs of disloyalty you've seen lately have been from Rotmouth's group, and that's not all that unusual among newmucks in the Marshguards. Most of them simply don't like being told what to do.

But Razor would have seen much more sensitive information than "we've got a few troublemakers". What could that be?

Maybe you should just ask him.

"Is it that you've seen something troubling, sir?"

He chuckles, in a way that sounds both amused and defeated.

"I've seen many troubling things in my time, Corvus. You'll have to be more specific."

Right. He doesn't want to just answer - not out in the open like this. But if you ask about the right thing, he might tell you something interesting.

What should you ask?