Margaret gave Shade some information and smiled as she shared something she had just learned:
"My brother came to Randall River Valley with another purpose, just like I did. Do you remember that piece of gold ore you picked up last week? I was curious then about where the local gold mine had been discovered. Just now, I heard a local rumor. The men under Stone Osenfott whom you mentioned discovered a gold mine here and are working with my brother to develop it. Of course, it is only a rumor for now, and there seem to be some problems with it, so we cannot rule out the possibility that this is some kind of trick."
"I heard Miss Lathers say that Mr. Olsenford originally handled matters that were inconvenient for your brother to deal with personally."
"Yes, Mr. Olsenford's rise to wealth had something to do with William. He is a very capable man and quite lucky as well. But he is also far too ruthless. I would never employ someone like that."
Margaret spoke softly. Shade nodded, then thought of the warehouse that had been burned by flames that evening.
"Let's not talk about that. I obtained some intelligence about the Stone Masons Association from Tobesk. Through Miss Galina's connections, I was able to access some classified information. Tomorrow or the day after, I'll bring the documents to you. For now, we can confirm that the Colossus's collapse twenty years ago had nothing to do with Military Intelligence Section Six. However, there are traces of Military Intelligence Section Six behind inciting the stonemasons to cause trouble. The assassination last week had nothing to do with the Sixth Office."
"That was all guessable. Miss Benanis's test is not simple, but we will always find a way. When the time