Drusas Achamian, a Mandate sorcerer and spy meets with Geshrunni, a captain of the Scarlet Spires’ warrior-slaves, the Javreh in a tavern in the Ainoni city of Carythusal. Geshrunni reveals that he knows Achamian is a sorcerer. Achamian, thinking that he’s about to be exposed prepares to unleash his sorcery, but Geshrunni produces a Chorae, a small anti-magic sphere. Achamian realizes that Geshrunni is on his own at the tavern and admits to being a spy for the School of Mandate and asks Geshrunni what he wants, to which the Captain replies that he wants “Truth.” In the end, Geshrunni releases Achamian and agrees to spy for him on the Scarlet Spires.