The fundamental spirit of strategy lies in setting up a board you can win on. Then what matters most in tactics? Striking fast and finishing fast, swiftly enough to execute that strategy to perfection.
But then Mühe asked me a question with an enigmatic smile.
Her mindset had shifted to calculation.
"Sir Streit, may I sell this information to a few nobles I know? It would benefit you as well, of course."
Selling the information that the Gale Knights were about to move would benefit me? She maintained a cooperative relationship with the Shadows, but her true trade was that of an information broker. That was why her salon sat near the slums.
Vermeer glared in disapproval at Mühe, who was so casually preparing to peddle information. The two of them were partners in a practical sense, but on a personal level they didn't seem to care for each other much.
