"There's a good solution. Gralton is like a serpents' nest. Many squads, many commanders, all of them vying fo

"There's a good solution. Gralton is like a serpents' nest. Many squads, many commanders, all of them vying for power. If we aid the weak in taking something that belongs to a strong, the delicate balance will shift. They'll busy themselves with their own problems and leave us be. Casal Tarne, the head of the guards, is weaker than his cousin. Halidan Tarne, the army's commander, is the stronger of the two. Let us pit them against each other."