Chapter 212

"Why not just take it from me with brute force?" I asked. "You're dealing with a coward, here. You tried to kill him last night, remember? He fears what you can do. I've known him for years. He's a very, very methodical person. He doesn't make a move unless the reward outweighs the risk! And right now, the risks are making him uncertain. He's still trying to keep ahold of all that he was in charge of." Sir Ruben responded. "I want people not normally used to having a lot of power, given a lot of power so they'd want to fight for it. Can you do that for me?" I asked. Sir Ruben looked amazed. "I can." He said back, "But you have to value in debt..." "Debt?" I asked. "Quite a few people are in debt to Sir Socoshian. That is where their allegiance lie..." Sir Ruben said. "That's, that's... wow..." I said, somewhat mind blown. "Yeah, there's not much telling of who's in debt to him and who's not..." I sighed. "Well break down the task forces responsible for the simplest of things. Make it f