Shmuel Ur wrote:

> "politics is not my game"  Rotemdol replies to the retorical question "
> However, it does make sense.  The way they figure it if the Kardakists get
> the upper hand and start behaving like they want to, revolt is sure to
> follow.  Never liked those leaders who sucrifice followers for a cause..."
> upon further reflection  "and it will probably work too,  they get the
> Kandar all worked up and oppressing Humans and revolt will follow."

"If that is the plan", comes the reply, "Then it will fail, and cause 
much bloodshed; the rulers have the organisation and the weapons to 
defeat any insurgency.  Even if the rebels *do* prevail, it would be but 
a hollow victory.  Karmork will march on Calbeyn within days, and make a 
charnel house of the city; every human who cannot escape will die; the 
lucky ones will those who die first".

"This simply cannot be allowed to happen", he continues, "I can think of 
only two possibilities.  One is that whoever leads the rebel group is 
dangerously and criminally stupid.  The other is that they have, 
somehow, fallen under the influence of agents of Karmork, who should by 
right be their mortal enemies, and they're falling right into a trap".

"How good do you think you are at information gathering?", he asks, "I'm 
short of intelligence on the so-called 'Right Hand of Vandrak', if 
indeed this is the group that killed the Guildmaster.  I'm of the 
opinion that someone in a leadership position needs to be taken out 
before they can do any more damage; I need to know more about the 
membership and organisation of the group.  Have you any contacts who can 
supply me more information?".