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"Alright, what is it that you two are planning!" shouted Chu Yuyan, throwing open the door to Remus's office. Inside, Remus and Antonius quickly lean back from the table, looking quickly at Yuyan. Remus wears a look of guilt on his face.

Chu Yuyan stalks angrily towards the desk, causing Antonius to place his hand on the edge of the table, attempting to discretely edge some papers of the side.

"Oh no you don't!" Shouted Chu Yuyan, leaping forward to seize Antonius's wrist. She yanked his hand sharply towards her chest, the papers still clenched in his hand.

She looked down for no more than a few seconds before snatching the papers fully from Antonius's hands. She continued to speak angrily as she leafed through the stack of documents. "What are these? Recruitment forms? Personnel files? Trade reports? Maps of Vermont Island? What are you planning?" When neither group spoke, she slammed both her hands--and all the papers--forcefully onto the surface of the desk. "SPEAK!"

"Well, how do I explain this..." begun Remus quietly. "With your words, now speak you coward!"

"Excuse you, Singulare Yuyan! That is the consul you are calling a coward!" said Antonius.

"Antonius, leave us." Said Chu Yuyan, her voice filled with ice.

"Excuse me Singulare, but you seem to forget that I am the Consul's chief advisor, and I will be here for these espionage discussions!" Said Antonius angrily.

Chu Yuyan whipped around to face Remus, who was currently massaging his temples in response to Antonius's careless blunder. "Espionage? What are you planning Remus. Tell me."

Remus stood up, and pushed his chair under the desk. He paced slowly to the window as he began to speak, not looking at Yuyan. "Yuyan, as strong as our ties are with the Violet Fate Sect, Fang Mu cannot be privy to every going on of this state! I am well aware you feed him information; often per my request, sometimes not so much, but it has never been a problem." Remus turned to face her. "But some things are matters of state, and I will not have you feeding this information to Fang Mu! This is not a matter that concerns the Violet Fate Sect!"

Chu Yuyan approached Remus, laying an arm on his shoulder. Speaking softer than before, but still with a great deal of force, she said "Then tell me. Fang Mu need not here a word, but I will not be left out of these conversations. I do not know how you do things in Rema, but in the kingdoms such information would never be withheld from a personal guard!"

Remus wasn't sure if Chu Yuyan was telling the full truth, but he relented. "Fine. Over the last few years, we have been recruiting the most loyal Vermontese citizens we can find, and training them in the art of espionage. We have 3 very skilled spies who will be discretely transported to the Republic of Salvadare on trade vessels."

Having seen the map earlier, Chu Yuyan didn't seem too surprised by this revelation. Continuing her line of questioning, she said "And why do you need agents in Salvadare?"

"Shouldn't that be obvious? We have a new regime just off our coast, but we know nothing about them! We know little beyond the name of this new regime, especially seeing as they have yet to open diplomatic channels with Rema! What are they planning, where do their allegiances lie, how do they regard our seizure of Rhodes during Vermont's disunion period?" Remus had begun pacing back and forth, an note of stress coloring his usually even and metered tone. "I cannot leave a complete unknown as our third closest neighbor! Salvadare is not nearly the size of Rema, but if they chose to turn against us, we would be put in quite the position! They control all access the Communita and the Bokori Bay! We need to know more about Salvadare now, before it is too late to take action!"

Chu Yuyan simply stood during Remus's entire tirade. Once he seemed finished, she began to reply. "That is very reasonable. To be honest, I though you Remans were to soft and friendly to trespass in a nation that has never wronged you. It is actually good to hear there is at least a little fire in your government." She suddenly looked thoughtful. "How did you get this past your insufferable senate?"

Antonius approached her from behind, snatching the papers that were still partially crumpled in her hand. "We didn't Singulare Yuyan. Why do you think we were speaking quietly in a closed office. This breaks many, if not most, of the rules of our government!"

Chu Yuan let a smile touch her face. "Going behind the backs of the senate? Antonius, I didn't think you had it in you!" Turning back to Remus, she said. "Where are your agents? I want to talk with them before they leave."

Remus opened his mouth to protest, but a stern glare from Yuyan quickly shut it again. "Fine. Come with me. Antonius, re-file the papers, please." Chu Yuyan and Remus left the room.

Effect: Reman covert agents depart for Salvadare. They will attempt to spy on the government, determine the motives of the nation, and gauge civilian opinions. These men are ethnically identical to the native residents of Vermont Island, which should make them harder to detect. None of these men have prior experience in espionage, but were trained for several months specifically for this assignment.