<div class="floatleft">(http://i718.photobucket.com/albums/ww181/ninjabreadman1993/Dragon%20Agetrade_%20Inquisition_20150128001607_zpsyvaq12th.jpg)<br/>(http://i718.photobucket.com/albums/ww181/ninjabreadman1993/Avvy1_zpsqbjmr9np.jpg)</div><strong>Name:</strong>Kas.<br/><strong>Location:</strong>Skyhold Garden<br/><strong>Tags:</strong>Alec.<br/><br/>Kas nods to himself. Usually he would have caught himself before doing it, as careful as he must be about physically giving something away, but there is little point in doing so in this situation; he is simply acknowledging that his raven did indeed make it to Skyhold, and any information that could be gleaned from any supposed relief that he had is now rendered useless by his presence here. Of course, he has to be careful about his body language - do the wrong thing at the wrong time in the wrong place and it could get you or somebody far, far more important than you killed...or worse - but he doesn't worry overly much about it at this point in time. Nobody is likely to figure out the<em>real</em>reason he is seemingly relieved that the bird made it back here in one piece, not if they hadn't been spying on him for a lot longer than just this mission, in which case he would have far more serious problems than just slipping up and allowing himself a visible sign of relief during his debriefing. Of course, slip up once and you could do it again...so it's something to watch, at the very least. Regardless, the raven made it back safely to Skyhold, which means that Alec already knows that his mission was a success and that he can skip that part of the report at the very least. However, he got very little word back to Skyhold during his mission, so the chances are that Alec only knows the overview of what happened...he has agents everywhere, of course, but getting word out of the city of Ostwick until Kas completed his mission was difficult, at best, so...you never know how much Alec already knows and just how much the blackout hurt his knowledge of local affairs. In which case, it's probably best to leave out no details.<br/><br/>He inclines his head respectfully, before lifting it again to look Alec in the eye. "Once I arrived, I succeeded in tracing the trouble back to the<em>dathrasi</em>* self-styled Merchant-lord Vitelius Armiani; he was blackmailing the Viscount in order to secure his own trading interests. Apparently, the Viscount prefers the....company...of men." These mainlanders and their fascination with homosexuality. Back in Qunandar - he stops that thought cold. Best not think about that right now. The point is, though, that these mainlanders put far, far too much stock into who is doing what to who. So long as they do their duty and produce an heir, who cares where else they desire to employ their tools? "It appears that Vitelius feared The Inquisition's influence would lead to a downturn in his personal profits. A sensible fear, I discovered, when I identified several illegal substances hidden in one of his shipments." There were all kinds of black market products present in his fleet; illegally harvested spices, the skins of several protected species, a few cases of raw, unprotected lyrium...in one crate, he even discovered several unhatched wyvern eggs. Naturally, he turned over most of the cargo to the Viscount as evidence of the Vitelius's crimes to aid in convicting his co-conspirators and underlings, but he<em>did</em>claim several of the products as compensation for The Inquisition under the authority that they were far too dangerous to allow to fall into civilian hands. Hence, the lyrium is now en-route to several of The Inquisitions Templar and Mage allies, and the Wyvern eggs are undergoing (armed) study. He understands a few of The Inquisitions dracologists believe that Wyverns - if raised from hatching - could be "broken" as steeds in a similar manner to Dracolisks. Whether they are correct or not, only time will tell.<br/><br/>He reaches into one of the pouches on his gear, and fishes out a sealed envelope. "This is a complete list of the illicit products concealed in Vitelius's cargo. Items in red are what I managed to secure for The Inquisition. As for Vitelius..." He pauses, and looks around. The garden is still mostly clear, but he just had to make sure. "...he will no longer be a problem. His co-conspirators were arrested and jailed, and The Inquisition now possesses Ostwicks gratitude. The situation in The Free Marches is<em>asit tal-eb.</em>**" He isn't about to say that he assassinated Vitelius in public, after all. After the arrest, Vitelius began attempting to pull strings to gain his freedom...at which point, the Viscount discreetly requested Kas's aid in "disposing" of the problem. Kas made it look like a suicide, of course, which is why he can't just admit to the assassination, even to Alec. Not out loud, of course; hopefully Alec will pick up on his omission of Vitelius himself being arrested and infer the rest on his own. The method isn't important; what is is that Kas was discreet and that now, The Inquisition has information on Ostwicks Viscount that can be used to their advantage. He reaches into the same pouch as before, and pulls out another sealed envelope. After taking a moment to display the envelope in its entirety to Alec, he places it in the same hand as the manifest, and hands them both to the Spymaster. "A full written report of the mission, including agents uncovered and material evidence of the Viscounts preferences." His report was long enough; he's not about to bore Alec with a full lecture on his mission...that's for the written report. The purpose of this debrief is to give Alec the footnotes of the mission, and relay any important information that may have changed since writing the report. He falls silent, hands returning to their position behind his back as he awaits Alec's assessment, or questions. Now that the verbal report is finished, it is time for further questioning, if Alec requires it.<br/><br/>----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br/><br/>*<em>Dathrasi:</em>An animal comparable to the pig. Used as a derogatory term for over-indulgent individuals.<br/>**<em>Asit tal-eb:</em>"The way things are meant to be."