A Soft Voice Amidst Cacophony

I've a handful of names, of those who are loyal to myself, or to the Order, or to the proper ideals. Of those who are trustworthy. I've approached them, most of them, and either tested these things myself or planted the seeds for them to come to me of their own accord. I shall have to watch them and determine how well things go, as there is little else I can do on that.

To augment this, I've ensured that Mariv is fully aware of his role in this. Both his role as patriarch if I am oncemore removed from things, so to speak, and his role as my assistant. His friends, our friends really, within the Refugee District, have had no opportunity as of yet to prove themselves, but I'm quite sure they will act as I have predicted. They have precious few other choices, truth be told, so it was not too difficult of a prediction.

I've the Children, though I do not really 'have' them, as no one can have them in that sense. I can rely on them to some degree, though, and predict their actions and responses nearly as well. Mostly not the ones I would wish, but still, useful to know them.

It occurs to me that Lycenth may have abandoned his idea of the 'Black Tide', or may even now be establishing it, in the back-alleys and the dark. I hope earnestly for the former, as it makes my own tasks that much easier, though I've a feeling he would not abandon so 'good' of an idea, merely because of other concerns. If he is not attending to his little project at the moment, then I'm sure he will do so soon.

I'll begin recruiting them, and see what I can make of things. I'll have to check Fedim's list again, to see who we have, and who we can obtain, and who we have yet left untouched.