So, we see it play out-his Gambit and ours. "This con is a long one, friend, but if any are built to see it done-and see it done right-the Drifter is our man. "You get the sense he's working to mend that, sure, but the end game will reveal the truth of his intentions. "It requires care and a keen eye to ensure the means don't consume the ends, but I got a feeling our new 'friend' might be a necessary catalyst. "This Gambit-the Drifter's strange little game-may just be one such. And while I still plan to punish those who have transgressed, I can also see the value in certain… risks. But things aren't quite so simple these days. There was a time I'd look to end him as punishment for the paths he'd tread. "There was-so we're clear-a time I'd call him a threat. Yet here he is-unwelcome, but with a gift for persuasion. If so, I doubt it's something he'd admit. Could be that severed connection drew him back. "I lost track of him when the Traveler fell silent.
"Which makes his run to the Tower and his newfound benevolence all the more… curious. In regard to the concepts of duty and devotion and using one's gifts for the betterment of humanity? Not his play. His motivations, though, were his own-some might say selfish, and I'd have to agree. "Before that he'd existed only as rumor-the strange Lightbearer who journeyed beyond the system's edge, the lone wanderer who was only a ' Guardian' by reductive modern definitions. "In fact, he only came to my attention when he started running with them I'd call prey. "So, again… Why now? Why here? What's his play? More important… He's been comfortable on the dodge out beyond the Reef-ever-moving, ever-exploring, never concerned with the dangers riding his wake. Over centuries, that list grew real long. "All I've seen, all I've uncovered-of him, of his long, winding road-says he's made enemies at just about every turn. "Or is his desperation driven by other… concerns?
I get the sense he's on the run, but from what? From who? There are Shadows in his past. "Why head City-side now? Why risk antagonizing those best equipped to cut his journey short? Can't quite say. But he's always kept his distance-stayed far from the Light. He's seen more than most can imagine and done things most wouldn't dare. "He's not like them, but not far off-hard to trust, hard to know. Tracked his path since he turned up on mine. "I've followed him for a short while now.
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