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13.Oct.18, 05:52 AM
He’d give F’drel one thing, the man was hard to read when he put effort into hiding his emotions. D’hys felt like he had hooked F’drel with his opening sales pitch but he surprisingly couldn’t read any tells to find out how much interest there might be. He decided the attempt to look as equally relaxed with leaning against the wall meant he was excited at the idea but trying not to show it. He’d have to pay more attention to F’drel when they got together to learn more about how the man operated. However, the bored indifference was another skill that worked well in the field of information gathering.
“I’m sure our definitions will align rather well but some examples…” D’hys took a moment to consider what he could give away, though he was going to be vague regardless so it didn’t matter. “Let’s say you find out a certain mated bronzerider is secretly meeting with a brownrider for sex when he gives off every impression he’s straight and happy with his mate.” Technically, M’ris was single at the time when he had been having his hook ups with K’tir, and D’hys was fairly certain they had ended some time ago, but that sort of information was nice to have on standby, just in case. Not that anyone even knew if he was mated to Ameris or not. They had an odd relationship.
“Information involving brawls… someone stepping too far out of line with their liberties… whispers of frustration or anger with the leaders. Anything that catches your attention. I’m not going to grade you on your gathering skills, F’drel. Just being my eyes and ears for me will be enough to keep me holding up my end of the deal.”
His end of the deal. He still hadn’t mentioned what that would be and he waited a little longer to let the examples sink in before he brought it up. He was also considering adding in a little something extra for F’drel. The kid was bright and just cynical enough that D’hys knew the normal offer of protection would be nice but not enough to satisfy him. Perhaps a little information trade off would be beneficial to their arrangement.
“As to what you get out of this arrangement,” D’hys stopped leaning on the arm rest, sitting up a bit straighter since they were moving into negotiations and wanted to seem like he was taking it seriously—since he was. Having the wrong informant could backfire on him and drag him down just as fast. “You’ll be under my protection. It won’t matter that I’m not always here, the word will be put out to the right people that you’re important to me and not to be messed with. Most know not to upset me and if someone should bother you in any way, they won’t make that mistake a second time.” He would find out, either directly from F’drel or someone he could trust and then the offender would have a date with his fists until he learned his place. He wasn’t the largest or –as hard as it was to admit—the strongest man in the Weyrs, but he was a good fighter and had a reputation to help back it up.
“I’ll also give you an information trade. If I come across anything that might concern you, I’ll tell you. If you have something you want information on, I’ll look into it for you.” He really wasn’t sure what a drudge-turned-greenrider could want to know, but the offer was there and D’hys would honour it if F’drel ever came to him asking after something or someone. Maybe he would have a crush on someone and want a background check before opening up to them. That was easy enough to see F’drel doing. The man was a hard read and didn’t give away much more than he needed to.
“I’m sure our definitions will align rather well but some examples…” D’hys took a moment to consider what he could give away, though he was going to be vague regardless so it didn’t matter. “Let’s say you find out a certain mated bronzerider is secretly meeting with a brownrider for sex when he gives off every impression he’s straight and happy with his mate.” Technically, M’ris was single at the time when he had been having his hook ups with K’tir, and D’hys was fairly certain they had ended some time ago, but that sort of information was nice to have on standby, just in case. Not that anyone even knew if he was mated to Ameris or not. They had an odd relationship.
“Information involving brawls… someone stepping too far out of line with their liberties… whispers of frustration or anger with the leaders. Anything that catches your attention. I’m not going to grade you on your gathering skills, F’drel. Just being my eyes and ears for me will be enough to keep me holding up my end of the deal.”
His end of the deal. He still hadn’t mentioned what that would be and he waited a little longer to let the examples sink in before he brought it up. He was also considering adding in a little something extra for F’drel. The kid was bright and just cynical enough that D’hys knew the normal offer of protection would be nice but not enough to satisfy him. Perhaps a little information trade off would be beneficial to their arrangement.
“As to what you get out of this arrangement,” D’hys stopped leaning on the arm rest, sitting up a bit straighter since they were moving into negotiations and wanted to seem like he was taking it seriously—since he was. Having the wrong informant could backfire on him and drag him down just as fast. “You’ll be under my protection. It won’t matter that I’m not always here, the word will be put out to the right people that you’re important to me and not to be messed with. Most know not to upset me and if someone should bother you in any way, they won’t make that mistake a second time.” He would find out, either directly from F’drel or someone he could trust and then the offender would have a date with his fists until he learned his place. He wasn’t the largest or –as hard as it was to admit—the strongest man in the Weyrs, but he was a good fighter and had a reputation to help back it up.
“I’ll also give you an information trade. If I come across anything that might concern you, I’ll tell you. If you have something you want information on, I’ll look into it for you.” He really wasn’t sure what a drudge-turned-greenrider could want to know, but the offer was there and D’hys would honour it if F’drel ever came to him asking after something or someone. Maybe he would have a crush on someone and want a background check before opening up to them. That was easy enough to see F’drel doing. The man was a hard read and didn’t give away much more than he needed to.
