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Can’t write too much down here. Update you next time in person. There’s been a change in power—turns out Griff’s not actually his name, it’s the pseudonym for whoever’s in charge. Must keep an eye on this new one—I had no idea anything was happening until the coup was already over. She’s subtle, but ruthless. And I have a feeling she’s onto me. Thought I passed for pleb no problem but she keeps making little comments and I do have to wonder . . . no idea how a native knows half of what she does about life in the updistricts, to be honest. More when I see you.
—MEMO FROM AGENT GEORGIO EVERS TO CHIEF GENERAL QUINTUS KOPITAR OF THE COHORT INTELLIGENTIA. DATED MARCH 19, 772 PQ. EVERS’S BODY WAS DISCOVERED IN LUXANA HARBOR THE NEXT DAY.