He's honourable, but he will be a weak King, with not enough support to get anything done. He is against any sort of progress, and let's face it, the ...raditional ways aren't working. The number of dwarves is shrinking every year, and Orzammar is more and more threatened by the darkspawn – things need to change, or dwarves are going to be an endangered species."Riana examined my face critically for a moment, and then stood. She left the room, while we all waited quietly, and after a couple of. We all trudged down to the quay after breakfast to meet with Tagus and to await the armourer. Naturally last night's business was the talk of the morning as was the fact that we'd forgotten to deal with Felicity's grav bike. When I suggest that we'd transfer it tonight, Tagus waved me off and suggested that we have a chat once business had been conducted.The armourer came by and took a look at the goods we had to offer him. He was impressed with the high tech chain mail, including the two sets. 00 per pound or market price, whichever is higher. You have no downside.”“This sounds too good to be true. Do you work for Joe Teini.”“Ma’am, we believe Joe Teini is being used as the funnel for cheap beef in this county. He has offered 5,000 head a week at a nickel below market since the end of August. And he still seems to have the same 50,000 head on his ranch. He is the enemy. That is why it is so critical that this offer and these terms do not get out. Our intent is to cripple this foreign. ”Jim was seated in one of the booths; he had an unobstructed view of the front door. It was, by his watch 11:59, when a tall, good looking, brunette walked through the door. She looked around and, seeing him, turned and walked his way. As she approached, Jim stood and extended his hand. He almost withdrew his hand when he realized who she was.“Hello, Mr. Stafford; it’s good to see you again. I’m sorry for the deception. It was Kristin’s idea; she felt you’d never agree to see me if you knew it.