"Rulers use people's feelings.<em>Priest</em>use people's feelings. Even the merchants hawking at the corner of the street under your balcony use people's feelings. Assassins have no need for it. We enter, strike, and leave again. Feelings get in the way."<br/><br/>Glaran stretched his legs before him, shifting slightly to make himself more comfortable. He sat looking into the fire for a moment before speaking again, more softly.<br/><br/>"We don't lie, cheat or deceive. If we accept a contract -and most of us decline more contracts than we accept, we do the job. We don't align ourselves with anyone, we don't take sides. In a sense, ours is the more honest trade."