Ben leaned forward slightly, eyes narrowing as a plan settled in his mind.
He had his own way to gain approval.
He just needed proof.
Solid evidence that Gravenhold, with Varnak, was running an illegal slave trade under the Ashking's nose, skipping taxes along the way.
If he exposed that publicly, it would stab at the Ashking's pride.
That was still the one thing the nobles feared.
The Ashking himself would not move for something like that.
But he would send someone.
An enforcer.
An Ashborn.
And if that Ashborn happened to be Draeven, things would move even faster.
Draeven could speak directly to the Fire Temple, influence the priests, and show them this was not simple greed.
It was decay and disrespect toward their authority.
'This could work,' Ben thought. 'But I should rebuild this city first.
And who knows if I will find a better plan later.'
After some hard thinking, he realized this plan would pull even more attention to him.
