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[foxsays]

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[katabasis]

Consider the benefits of more then.

[Genuinely.]

Brokering with local interests who might not have a stake in any trade ship or easy access to seaworthy transport through Kirkwall's Merchant Guild might be willing to pay for hold space for shipment guarantees. The revenue buys crew and the the trade reason for the Inquisition's vessels to be seen making frequent departures.

[foxsays]

That all seems uncomfortably simple given the last time we spoke. I'm not saying it wouldn't help us out on the trade front and make us look good if it goes well but there might be expectations then.

[And it doesn't sound pirate like. Which is making her suspicious enough to stop what she's up to.]

[katabasis]

[Simple is maybe an overstatement, given the effort involved in curating a list of willing traders - crewing those ships - managing the books involved. But simpler than going at this sideways, that much at least is true.]

Expectations that could be delivered on, were our arrival windows wide enough to account for some broad navigation should something need attending to or from. I can think of no better way to legitimize the deployment of ships and crew en masse without causing immediate trouble.

I suppose exactly how legitimate the cargo or manifest need be is technically debatable, though I can't imagine there's anyone in the Inquisition willing to pay the harbor tax on a shipment of empty barrels and crates.