[centre][h1][color=gold]Head Guard Val[/color][/h1][/centre]
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Val forced himself to chuckle dryly, although he feared that it wasn't convincing enough. The man certainly seemed to be hiding something and he was running out of bluffs. Eventually, he would have to resort to raw power in order to get more out of him- if he took out his sword now it would be to suspicious and the spymaster was delegated to investigate the docks. With his hands still behind his back, Val signed to the surrounding soldiers to follow but not engage. Looking at the younger man, he plastered a stressed expression on his face

[color=gold]''Let me walk you back at least. I beg you! I can't stand miss Jane and her constant whining- I need to stay away from her as much as possible''[/color]

Desperate times call for desperate measures. His soldiers will never let him live this down but as long as the case was solved, he would bear the future teasing of his comrades.