《 Alvaro 》<br/>Location: Abendblume<br/>Present: Ray Jr<a class="username" data-user-id="6997" data-username="Sayd" data-xf-init="member-tooltip" href="https://blackdahliaroleplaying.com/members/6997/">Sayd</a><br/><br/><br/><div class="bbm_float fleft" style="float:left;margin:0 10px 5px 0">
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</div>Alvaro sat back listening, nodding thoughtfully as Ray continued to express his views and concerns. While he was aware of the immediate problems he could see, there were many things his station hadn't given him the privilege of knowing. The security situation had been obvious and it was still difficult for Alvaro to fathom how a man of Armando's training and experience could have let things become what they had. Had his hands been tied, too? Had the Brazilian not been afforded the authority based on a skewed perception of Senor Hale? He instinctively felt there was more to the story.<br/><br/>Dryden. The most he had known of Dryden before the morning meeting was their name and that there was trade cooperation. But there was a problem there that threatened Abendblume. Just another thing he needed to know more about. Ray was perceptive, he understood that Alvaro had more to offer than his ability and willingness to take lives as necessary. He'd sat for decades on the inner court of an empire watching decisions being made and negotiations brokered on a level far above what they currently faced. He had watched the best of the best, and she had always stressed the importance of all levels in the business and how the inner circle must support the leader where the leader needed it most. A good leader picked these supporters well and kept open ears to their advice. Ray Jr was picking well while perhaps Ray Sr had closed his ears. Still, even now he knew Armando could not be easily dismissed. There was too much unanswered. But that was for another time.<br/><br/>"No, there should not be another purge. If something has gone wrong with Dryden and it was the reason there was a purge, to begin with, then there is much that needs repair. A grave error has been made."<br/><br/>Ray wanted to move the conversation past business and on to celebration and there had certainly been enough going on that day to warrant a break from it. He raised his glass, anxiously anticipating the smooth drink he was about to enjoy. "To Abendblume and the prosperity of its future." He toasted the community he was part of rather than himself. Family was everything.