Swamped

Well, there's an obvious weak point in her argument, so you suppose you can start there.

"You think Nual will be pleased with you for spreading this filth? You think that mixture of yours is good for the seas? What does it matter to Nual if a den of thieves praises one of his names as they defile his ocean?"

Of course, you don't have any idea what it's going to do to the sea, but it might get her to reveal something about what it is.

"I should think a god would know full well that it's just powdered swampleaf mixed with some particularly foul-smelling incense. Can't see how that would be a problem for the oceans. Nothing worse than what his temple burns."

She wavers slightly as she mentions the swampleaf. And you happen to know there's more than one variety of it. She was probably assuming you didn't.

So it's going to put people to sleep. And a number of people know it's coming and have breather masks. There are lots of plans someone could do with a bunch of henchmen in a sleeping city.

Though what you still don't understand is what some of the masked people have been doing. Kidnapping Mortimer Flame makes sense as Guild business, but why the brutal assault on a winery worker? Why an attack on the hospital?

Well, you doubt she'll tell you. She doesn't even look like she particularly cares what you're going to say next, so it'll be hard to stall her any longer with words unless you have something really good. You hope Sunflower and Black are ready...

A bell rings. You left the bell with Sunflower. He's giving you some kind of heads-up. So maybe you do need to stall her just a little bit more.

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