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**Red:** _**“Clovis”?**_ Who the hell is that? Another assassin?
**Zen:** He’s the only guy I can think of who might have sent this little twit after me. But no. Clovis isn’t an assassin. He’s worse.
**Raine:** Worse than an assassin? What’s worse than that?
**Zen:** A rich asshole. One I used to owe some money to.
**Zen:** He’s... well, he likes to call himself the _**Prince of Greed.**_ He uses his gold to force the desperate into his service.
**Zen:** The mental link I told you about, between me and my brother–
**xxx:** _Supposed_ link.
**Zen:** –_He_ helped create it.
**Reni:** (thoughts) So... you owe this _**Clovis**_ your life?
**Natani:** (In Keidran) _Eugh!_ Don’t remind me. The thought of that slimy bastard poking around in my head...
**Reni:** (thoughts) And you say you did jobs for him?
**Natani:** (In Keidran) Not by choice!
**Natani:** (In Keidran) And before you ask, no, I don’t work for him anymore, or know what he’s up to now. We haven’t crossed paths in years. In fact, last I heard, he pretty much up and disappeared. Odd, considering how much of a playboy he was, but I certainly wasn’t complaining. But I can tell you if he **is** here, it’s only because he has something to gain.
**Zen and Natani:** (thoughts) And that means trouble...