SECONDARY QUEST-Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained SECONDARY QUEST-The Dogs of Dijon Street (Will be taken after the end of the above quest) Par knew his limits. "Nothing more, then," said the 18-year old boy. "I must take my leave, and come back to Ney, then Napoleon." He then smiled at her. "Thank you for your time; we will meet again in much better circumstances." Sigh, he was going to have to do some fast talking with Ney at this, he hated disappointing the man. Par steeled himself; he was just going to have to win Ney the old-fashioned way. ((Am I permitted a Timeskip?)) [b][i]Timeskip[/i][/b] Par and his bodyguards would go to Ney's Mansion once again, and once they were allowed in, and Ney would talk with Par in private again to ask him how things went, the Merchant would say: "I talked with the Madam; I agreed to be one of her regular clients in exchange for her leaving you alone and the Revolution not burning down her establishment. That fulfils the 'prevent your friend's employer from showing an undue interest in you' requirement." A slight smile, then he continued: "However, I was not able to destroy her ledger, or acquire it. But, I got the next best thing; namely put myself in a position where I would be able to stop her from blackmailing you if she ever feels the need to go back on her word." [i]Or push her to blackmail you if you refuse.[/i] [Int 10]. [@Ordure], [@Ulstermann]