This is where enforcers come in. Their job is to protect the Jade Tower as a whole.
"I see,"
Lugh responded as Sela paused to catch her breath. She inhaled, shoulders rising and falling in a smooth rhythm, before preparing to continue.
Lugh waited patiently until she was done, then asked,
"This might not be directly related to the topic at hand, but… when you say a few rich people have the funds to hire their own security…"
"Oh, that?"
She cut in, picking up right where he trailed off.
Cassius assured him,
"You don't need to worry. It is related to the topic."
Mirelle nodded as well, turning her full attention on Sela. The girl in question pursed her lips, then opened her mouth again and launched into yet another explanation.
"By 'rich people' I'm naturally referring to the royal family and the church. And by 'security' I mean the Inquisition and the royal guards."
"I can feel a story here,"
Lugh murmured.
Sela gave him a sheepish smile.
"Originally,"
She began,