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[Okay, right off the bat that's... A bit of a different story than he'd heard. He's not about to make a judgement on which one's the truth, though, because he's guessing it's not entirely either one.]

It might be; I was told it was somewhat... Confrontational.

That's a mild way of putting it, but yes. Emotions were running high of course, since the gods seemed to be messing with us again, back then.

I'm curious, though. Why are you interested in hearing about it?

[Lance hadn't heard anything about there being the gods' influence either; an event, he presumes? He's only ever really heard about them, since the only event he's been here for was the seven day party.

He'll go ahead and answer the question first, though.]

I have some concerns about the Guard, and you're the first individual I've met that doesn't seem to fully support them.

[And that's truthful, just not the entire reason.]

I'm not the only one. You'll find others if you know where to look. Obviously not all of them are willing to say so in public, though. It's a shame what a taste of power does to some people, isn't it?

[To be fair, he's bored enough that if there hadn't been that 'Dr' in the introduction, he might be suggesting Lance come join him on the next excursion by this point in the conversation. Mildly puzzling.]

Has anyone in the Guard ever acted on people making comments?

[He's trying to get a better sense of why people would be keeping their concerns to themselves. And he'd actually debated whether to use his title when he introduced himself but had eventually decided to go with it, and it's probably for the best that he did.]

[Hey let's not ask reasonable questions here.]

They certainly have no trouble telling people what they should be doing. Of course some people here can do and say what they want, because the Guard aren't strong enough to stop them. But for those who aren't... [He shakes his head sadly.] I've seen this sort of thing happen before.

What do you think of them so far?

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[That answer seems to be a 'no', at least. The rest of what Sato's saying is vague too, just hints of things with no concrete examples.]

I don't know for certain yet, but in a situation like exists in this place where everyone is thrown together with little structure any self-appointed positions of authority should be questioned.

[It's very easy for people to take advantage of a power vacuum, and the people who would do so are usually the last people that should be in charge. He isn't certain that's the case here, but it worries him.

Although it's just as concerning if Sato's attacking them for no reason, or to get that power for himself. So he's still trying to figure out exactly what's been happening here.]

What do you mean that you've seen this sort of thing happen before?

'It is the first responsibility of every citizen to question authority.'

[He quotes with a wry smile. That's all very well, but Sato's starting to get the distinct feeling that this guy won't be very fun or useful.]

Where I'm from, grave injustices are perpetuated by the authorities. Oh yes, it's under the pretense of keeping everyone safe, but it has more to do with discrimination, power, and money. Sadly, that seems to be the way of the world everywhere.

[Which is true enough, that. Still, while he's all for doing a bit of a show once in a while, but fabricating a much more complicated narrative here in Hadriel isn't really worthwhile right at the moment, and he doesn't want this discussion to head anywhere where more 'reasonable' questions might be asked.]

You'd be well advised to stay clear of them. There were some issues with the first attempt, but eventually, their time will come.

[Lance has indeed been occasionally accused of being no fun.

He's quiet, listening, but again the answers are very vague. The warning, however, is not; it's pretty clear, and that causes him some concern. He's not a huge fan of the Guard so far, but that's more because he doesn't like Maketh than that he has a problem with anyone else, and he certainly doesn't want anyone hurt.

So he decides to ask a bit more about that subject, rather than trying to get any concrete answers in the other areas.]

Do you have problems with everyone in the Guard, or certain individuals?

If they gave up any pretense at authority, I don't think there'd be any problems with any of them. I'm willing to forgive and forget.

[Fortunately, in Sato's opinion, there's no chance of that ever happening. That's exactly why he chose that as his 'condition'.]

[Okay, interesting. Now he's torn between asking more questions and finding the conversation on that note, before he ends up annoying this guy or otherwise making himself memorable.

He decides he can get away with a few more questions, probably.]

You don't think any of them would cause harm without the backing of their status in the Guard?

Oh, I'm sure some of them might bear a grudge, but it's nothing I can't handle.

[For all that he talks about 'the people', Sato's train of thought is more directed towards himself. Still, the man came here asking mildly suspicious of the guard, or so he says...]

Did you have trouble with someone in particular?

[That's not exactly what he was asking, but he's not going to pry on the subject further for now. As for the question he has a few ways to answer, but he decides to again go with truthful but vague.]

There is someone in particular whose motives I have concerns about, yes. But I until I'm certain it'd be wrong to name them.

[Now this is interesting information.]

I'm afraid there's not much I can help with then. But they have some devious minds in their group, so I wouldn't be surprised by anything you might suspect.

[Maketh's traps, he has to admit, were quite good. And if he'd known they were literally going to put him on ice well, he wouldn't have stuck around as long as he did out of curiosity.]

[More vagueness, so Lance is thinking he's probably gotten as much information as he's going to get without being too nosy or suspicious. Probably time to say goodbye for now.]

I'll continue being cautious about them, then, and I appreciate your time and insights. Thank you.

Any time. Oh, and let you know if you confirm your own concerns.

I'll do so.

[Or not, but he certainly won't say that.]

Thanks again.

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