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The sun blazed overhead but the early spring wind passed over the hills and through the city giving a brief respite to those traveling under the grand archway of the city gates. The orderly stones of the city walls mirrored its government and people each brick in it's place contributing to the solidarity of the whole...of course their are cracks and and minor openings in which all manner of pests and creatures sneak in making a home in the weak points exploiting the work of others. Ingram melted into the crowd he walked right past a guard , a guard who if had he known Ingram's past would have unsheathed his blade and taken him into custody, or he could have tried at least. The sounds of the busy market traveled out into the alleys and courtyards of the city all built meticulously by master engineers and craftsmen to fit into some complex mathematical equation meant to illustrate the beauty and effectiveness of a city built to be the epitome of balance. Ingram moved freely with no fear his mind sifting through piles of information trying to decide his next move. Ingram had taken on many similar jobs all of which required just as much skill in spying, Ingram was a professional he was trained to set an objective and move towards it with cold and merciless determination, Ingram knew he had to find the source of the attacks upon the priests and his first step would be to gather information on all criminal activity in the city so that he could separate the common thieves and brigands from the masterminds and crime lords.
As Ingram left the trade district the noise lessened, the number of people dwindled, and the air became stale. Down the stairs Ingram walked through a narrow alley deeper into the city grime and rust strangled the houses and streets as the ground became uneven and the plaster on houses flaked off. Ingram stopped a moment and let his eyes scan across the series of maze like alleys when he was sure that no one was around he dashed forward and made a hard left passing under a hanging tarp, on the other side the narrow alleys opened into a smoky clearing almost completely similar to the town square he had walked through while entering the city only this place was dark filled not with honest merchants but with shady black market dealers. It was like a separate city complete with inns stores and more pubs than could be counted on one hand alone, It was here that Ingram held true power his reputation would grant him special access to every inch of the dark refuge. He stepped forward an began his task of gathering information going from building to building, eaves dropping and dropping coins every so often. As he exited from a shop built in to an opening in the city walls Ingram looked up to see a horde of people at the entrance to the hidden district, without missing a beat Ingram was off to investigate.