And you're too willful, and still following my old orders. He wasn't going to listen, nor were you. But that's fine with me.
I'm only interested in waiting, right now.
[She peeks out the window at Fritz's retreating form. Honestly, how could the war-hardened and battle-ready Prussia report to that guy? It makes no sense to her at all, and she's about ready to bite someone's head off over it. For now, though, she'll play calm. It's a war game.]
I'll discredit him, eventually. But I still want you focused on City Hall. Lucy Smith is a civilian target, and I'll be reorganizing that effort soon enough--an effort very few knew about. And for good reason.
I wanted idiots like him to make all the other mistakes. No matter who is taken out, it won't do us any good if it's all flash and show. It has to be precise, coordinated... You, Miakis, Scout, Ken... You're what I actually need. As much as I enjoy and employ the more brutally obvious forms of assault, subterfuge is always necessary to some degree.
We'll pull this off, and he'll come off looking like an ass.
They seem to be your current orders, actually. But you gave me a job to do, and I had no intention of not seeing it through.
...how many do we have that you trust implicitly, Olivier? I hope it is more than the four of us. But, if it is not, perhaps I could introduce you to my recruits. An excellent group, if I do say so myself!
I'm not commanding anyone right now, other than the men waiting for me back at Briggs. But I like what you're doing, and I'll support it.
The number of people I trust here is thinned, but it'll do for this task. A few key people remain. Prussia, though...
[Her expression darkens. This damned Fritz has come along and turned her closest and most vocal ally into a frill-chasing wimp, in her mind. It started before she was gone, and now that she's had time to think on it, it's only worse.]
...I'm not certain he's worth the trouble. He's a hell of a fighter, but if he can follow that bullshit, I don't want anything to do with him. he'll just get distracted if--no, when--our ideas fully diverge.
I will grant that I have no idea what he sees in the man, but Prussia is not so married to Fritz's plans as you seem to believe. I have spoken to him about this, actually. He no more approves of this opera than we do, and desires real action. I am...not entirely certain if he is on board in regards to backing my plans independent of Fritz, but he does not oppose them. It was his idea, more than mine, to change the target from the police station to City Hall.
The only reason City Hall was my target was because of Westport. It's still viable; if he told you to do that, it's possible he still even understands my position. I don't want to lose him, Zevran.
Well, as I understand it, he recommended leaving the police station alone because he and Scout have been assigned new jobs, as policemen themselves. He feels they might be able to find something on their own, and that we should spread out our coverage.
As for what he is against...he is certainly against the opera. Whether he is against Fritz's plans in general, or the man himself - I doubt it. He seems to blame the opera entirely on the composer Fritz is having write it, rather than the king himself.
I'm only interested in waiting, right now.
[She peeks out the window at Fritz's retreating form. Honestly, how could the war-hardened and battle-ready Prussia report to that guy? It makes no sense to her at all, and she's about ready to bite someone's head off over it. For now, though, she'll play calm. It's a war game.]
I'll discredit him, eventually. But I still want you focused on City Hall. Lucy Smith is a civilian target, and I'll be reorganizing that effort soon enough--an effort very few knew about. And for good reason.
I wanted idiots like him to make all the other mistakes. No matter who is taken out, it won't do us any good if it's all flash and show. It has to be precise, coordinated... You, Miakis, Scout, Ken... You're what I actually need. As much as I enjoy and employ the more brutally obvious forms of assault, subterfuge is always necessary to some degree.
We'll pull this off, and he'll come off looking like an ass.
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...how many do we have that you trust implicitly, Olivier? I hope it is more than the four of us. But, if it is not, perhaps I could introduce you to my recruits. An excellent group, if I do say so myself!
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The number of people I trust here is thinned, but it'll do for this task. A few key people remain. Prussia, though...
[Her expression darkens. This damned Fritz has come along and turned her closest and most vocal ally into a frill-chasing wimp, in her mind. It started before she was gone, and now that she's had time to think on it, it's only worse.]
...I'm not certain he's worth the trouble. He's a hell of a fighter, but if he can follow that bullshit, I don't want anything to do with him. he'll just get distracted if--no, when--our ideas fully diverge.
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The only reason City Hall was my target was because of Westport. It's still viable; if he told you to do that, it's possible he still even understands my position. I don't want to lose him, Zevran.
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As for what he is against...he is certainly against the opera. Whether he is against Fritz's plans in general, or the man himself - I doubt it. He seems to blame the opera entirely on the composer Fritz is having write it, rather than the king himself.
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[I'M SORRY SHE DID NOT HEAR ANY OF THE REST OF THAT. The light in her eyes is vivid and glorious. plans are already in motion...]
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[As though she needs it suggested.]
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