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You nod, pleased to have some angles to work with here. There's a pause, and you half consider simply paying Syd and taking your leave; his presence is fundamentally off-putting, after all, but you suppose that's part of the cost of doing business. <span class="mu-g">"Alright, a few more things, less urgent. Cheiron Global has allocated significantly more of their paramilitary resources to the regional HQ located upstairs. They're up to something. Any indication down here what that might be?"</span> You ask, clasping your hands together in your lap.
"Right, heard about that. We noticed, anyways. But no, no clue yet. The Toads are on that. I can reach out if I learn something though." Syd replies. The <span class="mu-s">Toad Ministry</span> he is referring to is a particularly clandestine group represented by one of Karloff's closest allies, <span class="mu-s">Horus Akinyemi</span>. Even you know little about them, just that they are sorcerers with the ability to become toads, somehow, an ability they use to spy on enemies of the Shadow Society across all of Charleston.
You move directly to your next questions. <span class="mu-g">"I see, and have you learned anything recently regarding the remnants of the Freehold of Broken Chains? I may have a lead on King Sully, as a matter of fact, do you know anything about him in particular?"</span>
Syd's brow furrows a little, but he nods. "Maybe, I think so. First of all, as you know, while they're on good terms with Karloff's operation, they aren't exactly integrated either. Too tough for him to just clear them out without a mess, but they're all just kinda busted, yaknow, kinda brain-broke and paranoid from all the, well, uh, from you, yaknow? Never met any of them personally." He begins, and takes a moment to pick at another couple of teeth with his pinky claw again, flicking some detritus at the wall after. "Haven't seen any of them, far as I know, or heard much, except recently there was a meeting between Karloff and Lysander, and apparently it got heated. Dunno where they linked up or what about, but the word is that Lysander was red hot pissed about something. Don't have anything else on that, though, and I can keep my ears up, but might not be smart for me to seem too interested in that guy's beeswax, yaknow?" He says.
<span class="mu-s">Lysander Thorne</span>, the Briar-knight, is a member of the Chain Gang you've long had a particular interest in. He is a ferocious warrior, formerly the champion of the High Tide Queen, and in the wake of the Freehold's sundering has styled himself as a modern dragon slayer. If there's any single member of the remnants that may be capable of harming <span class="mu-r">The Jabberwocky</span> unassisted, it is probably Lysander. You nod to Syd, and make a gesture with your hand for him to go on. <span class="mu-g">"And Sullivan?"</span>
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