Some heavy stuff there. So Sethyas plans to truly disappear, and sell off almost all he has in return for it. Certainly it makes sense why he wanted the Duke, he's powerful enough and that much is sufficient to buy him.
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Even the mighty Telvanni with all its sorcery were no match for the Emperors Tax.
I liked this line, it gives this piece some humour against the rather dark events.
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"A terrible place I've heard. There is transportation from Khuul if you ever have a need to go." he said.
"What?" I asked.
"Oh, sorry, force of habit."
And a little dig at the rather lazy way Beth put that into the game... bravo!
You certainly build tension. I wonder what Seth will make of Solstheim when he gets there, somehow I suspect that keeping a low profile and obscurity will be harder for him than he thinks.
Look behind you and see an ever decreasing number of ghosts. Currently about 15.