Byzantinism

[Thunderer]

"Right, straight to business then", he says as he gets up. "Direct, laconic. I am already starting to like you". He doesn't, but he does get optimistic about profiting off of Ambre. He starts walking to and fro, more around his mind than around the chamber.
"I am going to give you a chance, an opportunity you will never get again. You might have been told that your mission would include spying on your comrades for Bretonia, but that is only a cover -- which I expect you to adhere to. It was me who interrupted the negotiations: I needed you and, if you want to take this chance, you will need me."
He suddenly stops and approaches her. The angle of the lighting enforces the shadows looming over the austerity of his face, resembling heavy clouds of decaying oil. His voice exudes a short fume of words with the quiet and severity that evaporates from coffins:
"Do you know who is Admiral Jacob McIntire?"

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