05/29/2025 Snippet, TOM VARGAS AND THE CASE OF THE MEDDLING PRIEST.

Got less done today than I’d like. Must do more tomorrow.

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Of course they went down into the sewers. I knew they were going into the sewers, even without Mike sniffing out their trail. If he hadn’t been there to track, I’d have gone down there anyway. Shadowy cults are one of the reasons we have sewers in Cin City.

Okay, that’s not true. We have them to keep the crap under control. They’re big enough to wander around in because… well, our illustrious ancestors figured that it made sense to have places that were out of sight of prying eyes, or scrying spells. The Universal Dominion can do a lot, but even their Archmages can’t keep track of what’s going on underground. That’s gotten important, the last few centuries. Still, everybody who needs to get a good skulk in likes having the sewers around, so go go city planning.

It was me, Mike, and the Lieutenant. Lacy wanted to bring more cops, maybe even get a couple of Flatfoots, but he didn’t really have the manpower to spare. Besides, the ones he did have weren’t the sneaking type, not that a Shamus, a former Guardsman, and an orcish priest were gonna be much better.

I still wish we had the extra manpower. Every little bit helps.

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