Dude is a good friend with a member of Red Lock, he does have friendly relations with many of the Guards, and of course pals with many individuals of the community, and he constantly listens to everything regarding the community. Like how people talk about Remington coveting some dagger, acting suspicious... In general the size of the community is relatively small, interesting loot on a Gnoll, which Elric did take and probably did take a look at. Suspicious stuff.
Hell Elric is probably a trusted Underworld Broker. I mean, someone who constantly goes around listening to everyone, the wives in particular have many interesting things to discuss, hanging out with the community and taking a really close interest in it, and in general hearing stuff during surgery and a shave. And surgery does tend to bring... some more deviant clients, who have stuff they'd like to say, especially if saying it would lower the price it'd cost for Elric's services, and not hurt them all too much. Plus, ya know, having a good pal who is part of the most prominent, and sole, Thieves Guild in town, tends to draw up a lot of conversations over shady stuff.
"Hey Elric."
"Yes John?"
"Say, a couple of the boys are going to be stealing from the coffers of the guard."
"You know that is against the treaty that was established..."
"Yes, yes, but they already took loot from the bandits and didn't give us a friendly share. Just collecting what we were owed."
"Oh, well tell them not to hurt each other too badly..."
"Yes, yes. And before you ask, Emily is still engaged."
"... Drats, anyway how was the work at the forge today?"
*Elric and John continue to share the meal of roasted boar and discuss other matters*
You wonder why the Thieves Guild and the Local Guard are seemingly not advancing the struggle either way... Peace deals are important for the protection of the community you know. And it does seem strange, that the Guard would use their resources to specifically protect him, after all. Instead of the community at large. Especially without at least one of the chums saying, "Hey Elric you may not count on giving as much shaves for a bit." "Oh why is that?" "We are concerned with what the Gnoll attack, so a few of us are gonna be assigned to protect you. I don't think it'll be fore that long."
Doesn't mean he knows Remington works for the Empire, or anything in too many details, just that something in general is up, and he'd very much just like to cut to the chase.
Definitely not going to say that "I knew you killed Kyril!" and the like. Besides, knowledge won't help him in a physical encounter against Remington anyway. If anything, the fact that he brought it up, just made his job easier as he doesn't have to fake being a loyal guard now, and can hand over Elric to the Empire, and collect his pay.
My apologizes if it was too much, just seemed like something that'd help spur on Remington kidnapping Elric. So we can move with the kidnapping, and move onto the focus of the other characters. Speaking of that...
Now then, onto a matter far more important. James is going onto the South End, probably to give his daughter something nice....
I think it'd be quite lovely to see what sort of gifts he'd find there.
And of course fun things for Tirarian should happen as well.
Just in general it'd be cool for cool stuff to happen to the others. And I am interested to see how that'd go.
