Saithe smiled an ugly smile, betraying teeth that seemed to have been taken from a jungle cat, or possibly a barbed wire fence.  "You have until Marc leaves the country, or the Riedran ambassador gets assassinated by the cult of the keeper.  If we lose the ambassador, you'll have to blunt the Riedran investigation of the cult, to keep them from tracing the assassination to our judge, and thus our government."  The slightly insane Major explained, casually fondling the hilt of her sword.  "The Mission is surrounded by a fortified fence with crysteel barbs at the top, but there are a few two story businesses in the general vicinity of the complex.   The Riedrans are slowly buying them up, but our government is working to make it hard for them."  The Major continued, seeming almost glad that absolutely nobody in the room seemed to feel good about the mission.<br/><br/>"You're all to act at your discretion, but if Karrnath ends up at war with Riedra, you guys will be on the first boat.  Then the aforementioned woodcut."  Saithe concluded, licking her lips with her strangely long tongue.