Part 21 - Yakusant
Rhijans quirked an eyebrow. "Barse didn't actually ask us to kill him...just make sure he didn't take Barse's job. Now, killing him is certainly guaranteed to make sure he won't get the job, but it's certainly not the only option."
He paused in thought for a moment, then added, "Telling him does certainly have its advantages, but it leaves us dependent on the Rodian's reaction. IF he believes us, IF he reacts to it by either leaving or confronting Barse...and if he confronts Barse, IF he wins, we end up ahead. If he doesn't believe us, if he decides to kill the messenger, or if he goes after Barse and fails, we could be worse off. Although...if he tries to kill us, and we kill him first, we could be ahead...if he doesn't have a gang of cronies to back him up."
He shrugged minutely. "If he's new to Dargo's entourage, and not yet trusted, all we need to do is start a rumor that his gang is trying to muscle into Dargo's operation. Put him in a compromised position...and hope that his gang isn't a totally part of Dargo's network..."