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 	Were wearing what looked like practicant robes.
 
 ―They might pay more attention to Auroklos, Nikki said, but they'll also have a better sense of what's being coerced out of him.
+	And again, Cal, if we need extra leverage...
 
+―Do the letters you have implicate Auroklos in the violence at all?
 
+―No, not directly.
+	But we can make the implication.
+
+Calvin nodded, although he felt uneasy.
+
+-------------
+
+It wasn't long until Auroklos arrived, wearing the full regalia of the Hierarch.
+He came alone, as he usually did.
+
+―President Calvin, thank you for indulging me at this hour.
+	I have a matter of grave concern I would discuss with you in private.
+
+He indicated Nikki and Vaughan.
+
+―Welcome, Hierarch.
+	These are trusted members of my office, I can assure you.
+
+Auroklos looked overly hesitant, as though to put on a show of accommodating the request.
+Calvin's forehead started to feel stretched, the beginnings of a headache spreading down to his temples.
+
+―Well, Calvin, if you insist, my hands are tied.
+	I bring you bleak news, a rather unhappy development from the sorry events earlier today.
+
+―Hierarch, if you mean the riots caused by the Flocks, stoked by Hierarchy Practicants, there are many unhappy developments.
+	I think it would be best if the Hierarchy could punish those within the Order who are responsible, and denonuce the vile garbage spewed to the farm animals they wronged.
+
+Auroklos looked annoyed, and waved the statement away.
+
+―That is unimportant.
+	Calvin―
+
+―It's President Calvin.
+	Or Your Excellency.
+	Hierarch Auroklos, I have respected your office, and while you stand here, you should respect mine.
+
+Some glimmer of life and resistance came into the Hierarch's eyes.
+
+―Respect my office by threatening to attack the Order, to replace me in my role?
+
+―I am making no threats, Hierarch.
+	Merely asking for courtesy.
+
+―A veiled dagger is no less sharp for being hidden, your Excellency.
+	Fine, I have no desire to support the attacks on the poor wretches trying to force the way into our city.
+	In the end, we lost people as well, for nothing.
+	If you identify those Practicants responsible, the Hierarchy will not stop you from pursuing justice against them.
+	Another issue, one far more pressing, brings me here, however.
+	You are familiar with the epidemic spreading through Northhaven, correct?
+
+Calvin nodded, intrigued.
+
+―Well, I think it is not unreasonable to say that it has had an unusually large effect on the Flocks in Northhaven.
+	Those kept awake for days on end, or kept from working, or simply driven mad by the effects of it.
+	They're the ones who are pushing the Flocks to violence.
+	But, a message from Yakaterina has brought me even greater turmoil, your Excellency.
+	You see, the source of the problem is not a simple parasite or worm, or indeed any other mundane medical malady.
+	Instead, something more insidious is at play.
+	I believe it to be the work of a Voiced being.
+	One who has managed to attack the city.
+	More than that, I believe it to be related to the New Meadowlark.
+
+―You think the New Meadowlark, the group that showed up to fight your supporters, is secretly responsible for an epidemic?
+	Isn't that a bit too convenient, Hierarch?
+
+―Indeed, President Calvin, I would.
+	I will merely add this.
+	My predecessor Yakaterina bids me to pass on a message directly to you, in reply to your inquiries.
+
+Calvin saw the look that Nikki flashed him.
+One of slight disgust and surprise, welded together with disappointment.