Dayo spent the remainder of the afternoon at his office, moving between acquisition documents and the private reports concerning Michael Erickson and Silas Vane. The rumours he had set in motion were beginning to reach people connected to their former network, but the reactions remained cautious. He knew better than to expect immediate results. Men who had spent years protecting their interests would not abandon old alliances because of a few uncomfortable questions. They would investigate, compare what they heard, and decide whether their own safety mattered more than their loyalty.
