>>6009029>"Your guards were handling things quite well, but I do suppose having Vanguards close is a good for receiving extra help in a pinch."Jim looks quite proud
<span class="mu-s">"We haven't actually required their help in combat, no but we do have no real place to store any prisoners or criminals., so the Vanguards help us with that."</span>
>"You've got a real neat arrangement with Den Tanqueray and it seems to be working well."Jim rubs his chin
<span class="mu-s">"Between you and me, I don't think it would have occurred to me in the past. My bastion and I have had to deal with goblins in some very unpleasant circumstances in the past. But I saw - and then heard about from Ms Tauloppo - the sort of good work you and your partner were doing about these lands and it made me think."</span>
Jim glances thoughtfully at the town
<span class="mu-s">So when, in the ashes of this town an envoy sought to make a contract with me offering highly trained operatives at a low cost in exchange for a goblin run business in town, well it seemed like a sign to me. Their training and weapons are really quite impressive."</span>