"You mean to say the Unseen chased the smuggler across the continent to kill him!" Arin was surprised by the tenacity and focus of the 'Unseen' group.
"There is a reason they are so feared." Ragna said, "There is an idea that, no matter how great an army any faction may raise, the Concord of Free Cities is the real powerhouse on the continent.
Every army has assassins. But only the 'Unseen' Assassins have their own army.
They win the war before it starts by removing the commanders.
Even the biggest of the army will get defeated when their commanders die, for without leadership they become a headless snake, easy to trample!"
"Isn't it too much of a gamble for the Concord of Free Cities? I mean, even the greatest assassins may fail one fateful day!" Arin said.
"Indeed," Ragna replied, "but assassination is the last option for them; there are bribes, blackmail, financing coups or revolts—there are many more weapons in their arsenal before going for assassination!"
