The Ballad of Adler Young, Canto 2.5

>Adler: After a while, the Ixies come back with news. They were actually able to find and speak with Ash. He was very open and jovial when he spoke with you. He is blatantly and openly playing both sides. He said if you wanted him to exclusively work for you, he should have been made to swear an oath. He said to consider this a lesson in dealing with shady characters like him. He didn't do anything to stop the rabbits and the shoe cult because you only specifically directed him to find info on Zandar. To show there are no hard feelings, he sent back more information about Zandar's movements and actions. Sorry to say, but she's looking more and more like a murderous psycho. Ash is willing to renegotiate his contract with you, but you're going to have to be more cutthroat and quicker on the uptake if you don't want anymore surprsies.

>Burnside: You admire Ash's ability to play everyside until he knows who the winner will be, but his assassinations leave much to be desired. The goal is bodycount, not finesse.