Aldros looks as if he is raggedly resisting the temptation to roll his eyes.<br/><br/>"And what, exactly, stops us from executing any or all of these plans in parallel? You are quite intent on 'not wasting time', yet wasting resources apparently does not factor into your thinking. The reason we are allied with the Watch, and working for them, is that they have manpower we do not. While Serge and the cat wander around looking for undead, and the rest of us are wading through sewage, there are guardsmen making offers of protection to the noble villas. Guardsmen with skill and training in reading emotions, detecting lies, judging body language - guards who can look at a noble who refuses the generous gift of additional swords and can estimate why they are refusing. Is it merely from pride and noble privilege? Are they arrogantly confident their house guards can repel any threat? Or do they not want officers of the law within their walls, where something might be seen?<br/><br/>And of course, those who refuse for fear of close Watch scrutiny will be something the Watch would want to know anyways, for possible further investigation to find out exactly what they are hiding once this current crisis is over. Thus do our employers receive a double benefit for one course of action and the diverting of a dozen specialists from their regular duties, an excellent return on the time investment with everything considered."