Li Wei broke the silence with a request, "Councilman Pei, I am need of the parchment cipher used to access the inner archives beneath the main pavilion. There is a greater evil encircling and there is no time to wait for the bureaucratic process of approval."
Pei Zheng did not agree immediately, this was an offense that would warrant execution. Despite the massive debt he owed to Li Wei for freeing his homestead from a sinister evil, "That is quite the request…."
"I would not bother you with such a request, if the lives at stake were not worth the risk." Li Wei placed his hand on thhe councilor's shoulder and said, "This is all I will ask of you…"
After a resigned sigh the councilman slowly left the room leaving Li Wei and Pei Wong alone, "Pei Wong, you and I are more alike than you realize…"
